Weaving fictional stories in da'wah
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Is it permissible to weave a story from imagination in order to explain the teachings of the religion to people? A discussion occurred between me and one of the brothers regarding this, and I said that this is a type of lying. He said:Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 385 and also the story of Yusuf.
The Shaykh:
Or promotes good.
The questioner:
Promotes good, and also the story of Yusuf, where he said:[Yusuf 12:70] even though they did not steal. He also said that the fiqh issues that jurists hypothesize did not actually occur, so they are a type of lying. Are his arguments in their proper place?
The Shaykh:
Da'wah to Allah is in no need of lying or tricks. Da'wah to Allah is sufficient and clear, and we do not introduce theatrical things or tales in it. This is not permissible. Da'wah to Allah is in no need of this matter, but rather through the Book and the Sunnah, good admonition, arguing in the best manner, and through knowledge and wisdom. This is the methodology of da'wah. Lying, weaving imagination, and the like are not part of its methodology. Da'wah must be kept pure from these matters.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Is it permissible to weave a story from imagination in order to explain the teachings of the religion to people? A discussion occurred between me and one of the brothers regarding this, and I said that this is a type of lying. He said:
Someone who makes peace between people by saying something good or relates something good is not a liar.
ليس الكذاب الذي يقول خيرا أو ينمي خيرا،The Shaykh:
Or promotes good.
The questioner:
Promotes good, and also the story of Yusuf, where he said:
O caravan, indeed you are thieves."
أَيَّتُهَا الْعِيرُ إِنَّكُمْ لَسَارِقُونَThe Shaykh:
Da'wah to Allah is in no need of lying or tricks. Da'wah to Allah is sufficient and clear, and we do not introduce theatrical things or tales in it. This is not permissible. Da'wah to Allah is in no need of this matter, but rather through the Book and the Sunnah, good admonition, arguing in the best manner, and through knowledge and wisdom. This is the methodology of da'wah. Lying, weaving imagination, and the like are not part of its methodology. Da'wah must be kept pure from these matters.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 081-باب الشك في الطلاق - باب الرجعة - 16-2-25 هـ — archive.org (21:07)
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