Staying to seek knowledge or returning to one's country for da'wah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner is from outside this country. He says: In my country, there are many deviations, religious innovations (bid'ah), and partisan groups. I am here in this blessed land, and I have attended your lessons for years, praise be to Allah. His question is: Is it better for me to stay here and continue attending the lessons, or should I go to my country for the correct da'wah? I know that, by virtue of my position in my country, I am able to combat the partisan groups, innovations, and deviations.
Answer:
Combine the two. Travel during some periods and call people to Allah, and sit in the lessons during others. In other words, combine this with that.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner is from outside this country. He says: In my country, there are many deviations, religious innovations (bid'ah), and partisan groups. I am here in this blessed land, and I have attended your lessons for years, praise be to Allah. His question is: Is it better for me to stay here and continue attending the lessons, or should I go to my country for the correct da'wah? I know that, by virtue of my position in my country, I am able to combat the partisan groups, innovations, and deviations.
Answer:
Combine the two. Travel during some periods and call people to Allah, and sit in the lessons during others. In other words, combine this with that.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وفي محاسبة النفس عدة مصالح — islamhouse.com (1:01:42)
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