Donating Tapes and Books and Establishing the Proof through Advice

The questioner:
Your Eminence the Shaykh (may Allah preserve you), and may He benefit me, is donating a tape, or a book, or letters that harm one’s conscience sufficient to fulfill the obligation of establishing the proof upon him?

The Shaykh:
This is similar.

The questioner:
Is giving tapes, books, and detailed letters something that clears one’s conscience, and is it sufficient to establish the argument against him?

The Shaykh:
This is part of cooperating in righteousness and piety; donating a tape and a good book, all of this is cooperating in righteousness and piety. But it is not sufficient, because he may not read the book, and he may not listen to the tape. You advise him if you can with words, saying, “My brother, fear Allah, you did such and such, your testimony is that you did such and such, you are free from such and such.” You advise him for the sake of Allah with good words. Allah the Exalted said: And the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You advise him with good words and a good manner, and you pray for him for success and guidance. Even if you donated the tape or the book, he may not read the book, and he may not listen to the tape. But advice has a great effect if it is with sincerity for the sake of Allah, with good words, and a good manner. And if you gathered two, three, or four and visited him in his home and advised him, that would be more complete than one person. If three or four gathered and visited their brother and said, “We have not seen you neglecting the prayer, we do not find fault with your prayers, we have seen you being undutiful to your parents, we have seen you doing such and such, so we love to visit you,” you visit him and advise him all together, three, four, or five; this is more eloquent and stronger in its effect and more beneficial than one person. And this is part of mutual advice and cooperating in righteousness and piety. Yes.