The Impact of Imported Da'wah Methodologies on 'Aqeedah and the Correct Methodology of Da'wah

Question:
The final question concerns the observation of imported, foreign da'wah methodologies. Does this have an impact on 'aqeedah, given that we know the 'aqeedah of the followers is difficult, or that loyalty and disavowal (al-wala' wa al-bara') is weak, or that they do not distinguish between the misguided sects by their methodologies? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
The key to this is the title of the lecture: following the methodology of the Messengers, especially the Seal of the Messengers, Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). As you heard, the Seal of the Messengers used to command, first and foremost, tawhid (the oneness of Allah), and he would advise his callers to call first to tawhid. Then he would command the other commands of the religion, such as prayer, zakah, fasting, and Hajj. So let the first thing you call them to be the testimony that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. If they obey you in that, then inform them that Allah has made obligatory upon them five prayers, until the end of the hadith.
Also, the methodology of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in da'wah is derived from his biography and the Book of Allah, for Allah the Exalted says: "Call to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good instruction, and argue with them in a way that is best" . And the Exalted says to His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Call to Allah." Therefore, the caller must be sincere in his intention; his aim must be calling to Allah, not calling to himself, or to a specific person, or a specific methodology, or a specific sect. Rather, his aim is calling to Allah, bringing people out of darkness into light, and benefiting people. This is his aim. Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (may Allah have mercy on him) said regarding this verse, "Call to Allah," that it is a part of sincerity in da'wah, because some people only call to themselves and do not call to Allah. The one who calls to himself, or calls to a sect, or calls to a methodology, or calls to a project, is not calling to Allah; rather, he is calling to the one he called to. It is obligatory for the caller to intend sincerity for Allah Mighty and Majestic, and to intend to benefit people and bring them out of darkness into light. Not to form parties, not to gather with other sects, not to engage in disputes or quarrels, and not to support so-and-so or so-and-so. Rather, he supports the truth and follows the methodology of the truth. This is the one who calls to Allah: the correct methodology. Calling to Allah with sincerity, calling to Allah with wisdom and good instruction, and arguing in the best way. This is the methodology of da'wah, summarized from the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Whoever follows this methodology is truly a caller to Allah, and whoever deviates from this methodology is not a caller to Allah, but a caller to whatever other matters he desires.
Therefore, this is necessary in one methodology, in one methodology, in the methodologies of Islam: there is one methodology. It is the straight path, the path of those upon whom Allah has bestowed His favor. This is one methodology, not those upon whom anger has fallen, nor the astray. These are the other methodologies. The Exalted said: One methodology. We have in Islam only one methodology: the methodology of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), which the righteous Salaf followed, from the Companions and the Tabi'un, and those who came after them from the callers and renewers of the religion of Allah. It is one methodology with no division and no disagreement. The sign of this methodology is that those upon it do not differ.
This is its sign: that those upon it are one group and do not differ . And the sign of the deviant methodologies is the presence of differences among their people, enmity among their people, and disputes among their people. This is the distinction. It is obligatory that we be upon one methodology: the methodology of the Book and the Sunnah and the Salaf of this Ummah. This is the correct methodology that we must follow in our da'wah to Allah, in our actions, in our knowledge, and in all our affairs. If we adopted this, there would be no disagreement, no enmity, and no division. Division only occurs from deviating from this methodology.