The ruling on memorizing texts without understanding their meanings in da'wah
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Question:
You mentioned that da'wah requires knowledge. Is this knowledge merely memorizing the Book and the Sunnah? And does the knowledge that strikes at the entrances and makes the scholar?
Answer:
Knowledge is memorizing the texts and memorizing their meanings. Merely memorizing the texts is not sufficient. It is not enough for a person to be well-versed in the Qur'an and memorize hadiths; this is not enough. One must know their correct meanings, knowing them in the correct way. As for merely memorizing the texts without understanding their meanings, this does not qualify one for da'wah to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). As for what is studied in schools, if it includes memorizing the texts and understanding their meanings, there is no harm in that. But if it is merely memorizing the texts without understanding the meanings, this does not qualify one for da'wah. Yes.
You mentioned that da'wah requires knowledge. Is this knowledge merely memorizing the Book and the Sunnah? And does the knowledge that strikes at the entrances and makes the scholar?
Answer:
Knowledge is memorizing the texts and memorizing their meanings. Merely memorizing the texts is not sufficient. It is not enough for a person to be well-versed in the Qur'an and memorize hadiths; this is not enough. One must know their correct meanings, knowing them in the correct way. As for merely memorizing the texts without understanding their meanings, this does not qualify one for da'wah to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). As for what is studied in schools, if it includes memorizing the texts and understanding their meanings, there is no harm in that. But if it is merely memorizing the texts without understanding the meanings, this does not qualify one for da'wah. Yes.
Source
العلم الذي يحتاجه الداعية — alfawzan.live
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