Beginning the call to tawhid (the oneness of Allah) with the people of the graves
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The questioner:
Those who worship graves and seek help from the jinn, and so on, have apparent shirk (associating partners with Allah).
The Shaykh:
Hmm?
The questioner:
Those who worship graves and seek help from the jinn have apparent and hidden shirk (associating partners with Allah), like these people. If a person comes to them, does he begin with them by calling them to "La ilaha illa Allah" (there is no god but Allah) and tawhid (the oneness of Allah), or does he gradually lead them, bit by bit, until he makes them understand after a period of time?
The Shaykh:
He begins with the removal of shirk (associating partners with Allah). Nothing is beneficial except after the removal of shirk (associating partners with Allah).
The questioner:
Yes, yes, did you understand?
The Shaykh:
We begin with the change.
The questioner:
Some people say that you drive people away.
The Shaykh:
No, that is a mistake. That is ignorance. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) began with tawhid (the oneness of Allah). He did not begin with prayer, nor did he begin with zakah (the obligatory alms), nor did he begin with charity.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
"La ilaha illa Allah" (there is no god but Allah). All the prophets were also like that. All of them.
Those who worship graves and seek help from the jinn, and so on, have apparent shirk (associating partners with Allah).
The Shaykh:
Hmm?
The questioner:
Those who worship graves and seek help from the jinn have apparent and hidden shirk (associating partners with Allah), like these people. If a person comes to them, does he begin with them by calling them to "La ilaha illa Allah" (there is no god but Allah) and tawhid (the oneness of Allah), or does he gradually lead them, bit by bit, until he makes them understand after a period of time?
The Shaykh:
He begins with the removal of shirk (associating partners with Allah). Nothing is beneficial except after the removal of shirk (associating partners with Allah).
The questioner:
Yes, yes, did you understand?
The Shaykh:
We begin with the change.
The questioner:
Some people say that you drive people away.
The Shaykh:
No, that is a mistake. That is ignorance. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) began with tawhid (the oneness of Allah). He did not begin with prayer, nor did he begin with zakah (the obligatory alms), nor did he begin with charity.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
"La ilaha illa Allah" (there is no god but Allah). All the prophets were also like that. All of them.
Source
شرح كشف الشبهات [ ابن باز ]، بداية من الفصل الثاني عشر : كشف شبهة من زعم أن من أدى بعض واجبات الدين لا يكون كافرًا ولو أتى بما ينافي التوحيد — islamhouse.com (1:17:36)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.