What is your guidance for one who calls to Allah with harshness and severe words?
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Question:
Shaykh, some of the righteous people see those who commit major sins and throw the ugliest words and descriptions at them. What is your guidance, O Shaykh?
Answer:
This is not part of calling to Allah. Calling to Allah is to be gentle with the one being called and to advise him, making things clear to him, as He, Exalted and Majestic is He, said:[An-Nahl 16:125] [An-Nahl 16:125] So one begins with wisdom, and that is with the ignorant person, the one who does not know. One makes the ruling clear to him gently and teaches him the path of what is right with gentleness and wisdom. If one has conveyed it to him and sees that he is slow to respond, one admonishes him, reminding him of the punishment if he does not comply. If he is lazy, one reminds him with good admonition that does not drive him away: [An-Nahl 16:125]. The third level is the one who argues, who is not content with being lazy about implementation, but argues for his falsehood and wants to refute the truth. So one argues with him, refutes his doubts, and responds to him also in the best manner.
[An-Nahl 16:125]. Allah, Exalted and Majestic is He, said: [Al-'Ankabut 29:46]. Yes.
Shaykh, some of the righteous people see those who commit major sins and throw the ugliest words and descriptions at them. What is your guidance, O Shaykh?
Answer:
This is not part of calling to Allah. Calling to Allah is to be gentle with the one being called and to advise him, making things clear to him, as He, Exalted and Majestic is He, said:
Invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and
ادْعُ إِلَىٰ سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَالْمَوْعِظَةِand argue with them in a way that is best
وَجَادِلْهُم بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُInvite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good instruction
ادْعُ إِلَىٰ سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَالْمَوْعِظَةِ الْحَسَنَةِand argue with them in a way that is best
وَجَادِلْهُم بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُAnd do not argue with the People of the Scripture except in a way that is best, except for those who commit injustice among them
وَلَا تُجَادِلُوا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ إِلَّا بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ إِلَّا الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا مِنْهُمْ
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2 من 5|أسئلة شرح كتاب التوحيد|تربية إسلامية|ما توجيهكم لمن يدعو إلى الله بالشدة وبالألفاظ القاسية؟ — youtube.com
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