Advice Between Gentleness and Severity
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The questioner:
The questioner asks: Is advice always given with gentleness and kindness?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
It is always given with gentleness and kindness.
The Shaykh:
The default is that it is given with gentleness and kindness, but if the one being advised is stubborn, he is treated with severity. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-'Ankabut 29:46] The texts regarding those who wronged: if he is stubborn, he is treated with severity, but if he is not stubborn, he is dealt with with kindness, wisdom, and gentleness. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner asks: Is advice always given with gentleness and kindness?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
It is always given with gentleness and kindness.
The Shaykh:
The default is that it is given with gentleness and kindness, but if the one being advised is stubborn, he is treated with severity. Allah the Exalted said:
And 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 مِنْهُمْThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تتمة تابع باب ما جاء من التغليظ فيمن عبد الله عند قبر رجل صالح، فكيف إذا عبده ؟ — islamhouse.com (1:10:00)
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