Is it permissible to go out for da'wah (calling others to Islam) for a specific period, as the Tabligh Jama'ah do?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says that the people of Tabligh go out for da'wah for three days, or forty days, or four months, which are specific, designated periods. The question is: Are they allowed to be absent from their families for such a period? And is there
Answer:
If they have no family, it is not permissible for them to travel; this is a bid'ah (religious innovation). If they have no family, this travel is not permissible for them. If they do have family and they leave them, the sin increases and increases. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says that the people of Tabligh go out for da'wah for three days, or forty days, or four months, which are specific, designated periods. The question is: Are they allowed to be absent from their families for such a period? And is there
Answer:
If they have no family, it is not permissible for them to travel; this is a bid'ah (religious innovation). If they have no family, this travel is not permissible for them. If they do have family and they leave them, the sin increases and increases. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1613] هل يجوز الخروج للدعوة لمدة محددة كما يفعله جماعة التبليغ؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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