Contacting Call Centers with Sports Clubs
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The questioner:
I heard Shaykh 'Abd al-'Aziz regarding call centers, meaning, for example, inside the country. It is well known that the one who usually comes to the mosque is one in whom there is good; that is, a man does not come to the mosque unless there is good in his heart. But there are other areas where the youth gather, and it is observed that call centers do not focus on contacting these entities, such as sports clubs and others. What is Your Eminence the Shaykh's opinion on this?
The Shaykh:
It is obligatory, it is obligatory. But in reality, it needs to be called upon by those in charge of them. The call encourages
The presenter:
the supplication so that they attend for him. Yes.
The Shaykh:
And he said, peace be upon him, we see. Abu Faisal ibn Fahd desires this thing, and I think we sent a group of preachers to them from time to time, and some of them did some of what is obligatory. And I did this more than once as well, but I do not remember the statistics of that now. What I hope for from those in charge of the clubs is that they write to us, and they are ready to send someone to give lectures and guidance at any time. And I myself, as I attend if it is in jihad, because traveling to a far country may give rise to many works here, but if it is in Riyadh, I am ready. And, praise be to Allah, there are many of the shaykhs and brothers, from the official preachers, from the other scholars, praise be to Allah, who desire this thing. If the call comes from the creators of the clubs and they desire the tongue of one who lectures, he is ready for that.
The presenter:
Why should not the initiative come from the preachers and scholars? Is it permissible, O Shaykh? Yes.
The Shaykh:
The one who calls to Allah may be occupied with his call in the mosques or the schools he goes to, or the prisons he goes to. But if a call comes in his form, he may see that going to them without a call may be a humiliation for him, or there may be no response. He may listen to him, but if it is a call from them, he comes with insight or receives it with insight, and he knows his worth and seeks out for him until he opens the field for him and makes an effort. The point is that if it is a call from them, it is more secure in any case; it is more secure.
I heard Shaykh 'Abd al-'Aziz regarding call centers, meaning, for example, inside the country. It is well known that the one who usually comes to the mosque is one in whom there is good; that is, a man does not come to the mosque unless there is good in his heart. But there are other areas where the youth gather, and it is observed that call centers do not focus on contacting these entities, such as sports clubs and others. What is Your Eminence the Shaykh's opinion on this?
The Shaykh:
It is obligatory, it is obligatory. But in reality, it needs to be called upon by those in charge of them. The call encourages
The presenter:
the supplication so that they attend for him. Yes.
The Shaykh:
And he said, peace be upon him, we see. Abu Faisal ibn Fahd desires this thing, and I think we sent a group of preachers to them from time to time, and some of them did some of what is obligatory. And I did this more than once as well, but I do not remember the statistics of that now. What I hope for from those in charge of the clubs is that they write to us, and they are ready to send someone to give lectures and guidance at any time. And I myself, as I attend if it is in jihad, because traveling to a far country may give rise to many works here, but if it is in Riyadh, I am ready. And, praise be to Allah, there are many of the shaykhs and brothers, from the official preachers, from the other scholars, praise be to Allah, who desire this thing. If the call comes from the creators of the clubs and they desire the tongue of one who lectures, he is ready for that.
The presenter:
Why should not the initiative come from the preachers and scholars? Is it permissible, O Shaykh? Yes.
The Shaykh:
The one who calls to Allah may be occupied with his call in the mosques or the schools he goes to, or the prisons he goes to. But if a call comes in his form, he may see that going to them without a call may be a humiliation for him, or there may be no response. He may listen to him, but if it is a call from them, he comes with insight or receives it with insight, and he knows his worth and seeks out for him until he opens the field for him and makes an effort. The point is that if it is a call from them, it is more secure in any case; it is more secure.
Source
صفحات من رحلتي العلمية [ صفحات من حياة الشيخ ابن باز ]، صفحات من حياة الشيخ عبد العزيز بن عبد الله بن باز — islamhouse.com (48:46)
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