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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Conditions for Calling to Islam

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Question:
'Abd al-Rahman al-Dahim has a set of questions. He says: Honorable Shaykh, is calling to Islam or Islamic morals specifically for the one who possesses sufficient knowledge and the best method, or is it obligatory for every Muslim?

Answer:
Calling to Islam requires knowledge of what one is calling to,
I invite to Allah with insightأَدْعُو إِلَى اللَّهِ عَلَىٰ بَصِيرَةٍ
[Yusuf 12:108]
meaning with knowledge,
Invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good instruction, and argue with them in a way that is best.ادْعُ إِلَىٰ سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَالْمَوْعِظَةِ الْحَسَنَةِ وَجَادِلْهُم بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ
[An-Nahl 16:125]
, and this is something only a scholar can do. However, a person directs; the Muslim directs according to what he understands, directing people to good and encouraging them to good in general. Yes.
Source نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/010 — archive.org (15:51)

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