The Ruling on Using a Foreign Language in Da'wah
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Question:
Is it permissible to use a foreign language in some cases?
Answer:
If he is calling them to the needs of the Hajj. Yes. Likewise, this is among its proofs. Yes. Even we have Yahya Muhammad, even we have Abu Awam. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered Zayd ibn Thabit to learn the language of the Jews so that he could correspond with them in it and read their letters. Likewise, he learned other languages to call them to Allah, to deny what should not remain, and to respond to their letters, meaning the falsehood contained in them. Yes.
Is it permissible to use a foreign language in some cases?
Answer:
If he is calling them to the needs of the Hajj. Yes. Likewise, this is among its proofs. Yes. Even we have Yahya Muhammad, even we have Abu Awam. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered Zayd ibn Thabit to learn the language of the Jews so that he could correspond with them in it and read their letters. Likewise, he learned other languages to call them to Allah, to deny what should not remain, and to respond to their letters, meaning the falsehood contained in them. Yes.
Source
صحيح البخاري (الشرح الثاني) — binbaz.org.sa (20:32)
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