A Call to One Who Has Deviated from the Path of Uprightness
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Shaykh. A man was upright, but he deviated from the path of uprightness. How do you call him back?
The Shaykh:
Ibn 'Umar ibn Ja'far urges repentance and says: "Repent to your Lord."
The questioner:
We say, meaning, we wrote.
The Shaykh:
He says: You must repent to Allah. He advises you. Muslims are brothers, and religion is sincere advice. Allah says:[Al-Ma'idah 5:2] and He says: [At-Tawbah 9:71] and He says: "And enjoin upon one another what is right." He is your brother, so you advise him.
May Allah reward you, Shaykh. A man was upright, but he deviated from the path of uprightness. How do you call him back?
The Shaykh:
Ibn 'Umar ibn Ja'far urges repentance and says: "Repent to your Lord."
The questioner:
We say, meaning, we wrote.
The Shaykh:
He says: You must repent to Allah. He advises you. Muslims are brothers, and religion is sincere advice. Allah says:
And cooperate in righteousness and piety
وَتَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْبِرِّ وَالتَّقْوَىٰThe believing men and believing women are allies of one another
وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتُ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ بَعْضٍ
Source
التعليق على رياض الصالحين، تابع باب الرجاء : الأحاديث : [ 435 - 438 ] — islamhouse.com (5:58)
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