What is your response to those who say that the opposing groups are the reason many people have entered Islam?
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The questioner:
He says: When we respond to some of the opposing groups and parties by saying that they call to Allah without clear knowledge, they reply by saying that they are the cause of many people entering Islam.
The Shaykh:
Yes, but what is the Islam they entered? What is Islam, just a word or a statement? Islam must be a reality. What is Islam? If you were to ask them what Islam is, they would not answer you, because they do not know you. Islam is just saying it, knowing what Islam is. They cannot know it because they have not studied it or learned it. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to 'Ali, as comes in this chapter, when he gave him the banner on the day of Khaybar:Sahih al-Bukhari 3009 from the right of Allah the Exalted therein. He did not say, "Call them to Islam only." He said, "Inform them of what is obligatory upon them in Islam." So it is necessary to clarify what Islam is. Is Islam just a word that is said? Yes.
He says: When we respond to some of the opposing groups and parties by saying that they call to Allah without clear knowledge, they reply by saying that they are the cause of many people entering Islam.
The Shaykh:
Yes, but what is the Islam they entered? What is Islam, just a word or a statement? Islam must be a reality. What is Islam? If you were to ask them what Islam is, they would not answer you, because they do not know you. Islam is just saying it, knowing what Islam is. They cannot know it because they have not studied it or learned it. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to 'Ali, as comes in this chapter, when he gave him the banner on the day of Khaybar:
Go to them patiently and calmly till you enter the land. Then, invite them to Islam, and inform them what is enjoined upon them
قال انفذ على رسلك حتى تنزل بساحتهم ثم ادعهم إلى الإسلام وأخبرهم بما يجب عليهم
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما ردكم على من قال أن الجماعات المخالفة سبب لدخول الكثير إلى الإسلام؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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