The da'iyah (caller to Islam) mentioned stories from his past life in da'wah (calling others to Islam)
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner sent a question saying: In calling people to Allah, some preachers mention some of the stories that happened to them in their lives, which encourages people to do good. What is your opinion on mentioning the past of the preacher's life, and that through satellite channels or others?
Answer:
This is contrary to the da'wah of the Prophets (peace and blessings be upon them), especially our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who did not mention any of that. And none of the preachers from the Salaf or those who came before them did this. So there is no need for such a thing. Rather, one encourages people to do good and warns them from doing evil.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, Honorable Shaykh.
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner sent a question saying: In calling people to Allah, some preachers mention some of the stories that happened to them in their lives, which encourages people to do good. What is your opinion on mentioning the past of the preacher's life, and that through satellite channels or others?
Answer:
This is contrary to the da'wah of the Prophets (peace and blessings be upon them), especially our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who did not mention any of that. And none of the preachers from the Salaf or those who came before them did this. So there is no need for such a thing. Rather, one encourages people to do good and warns them from doing evil.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, Honorable Shaykh.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/201 — archive.org (16:24)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.