The Role of Preachers with Muslim Communities Abroad
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The questioner:
Your Eminence the Shaykh, when one of the young men who went to study in America told me that he met one of the senior professors at the university where he enrolled at the airport, waiting for him with great respect and appreciation, I asked: What role do preachers play regarding the communities in these countries? Yes, what did he estimate? I ask myself, meaning, when this young man related to me this interest from his professor—of course, because he saw it as an opportunity for this young man to come from the lands of the Muslims and study at his university—he receives him well and begins to spread his ideas and principles to him. We have many communities from outside the country. What role do preachers play regarding the communities in these countries?
The Shaykh:
The role of the preachers is to guide them and direct them. This has been organized and directed by the state manager in the interior in every place. They meet with them and hold lectures for them with translation, and direct them to what is obligatory upon them from the rulings of Islam, and they call those who are not on Islam to enter Islam. And by the praise of Allah, there is great activity for this in all of the Kingdom. And there are many who enter Islam collectively for the sake of these works. And among that is directing those who have entered Islam, guiding them, and teaching them. This is the reality, by the praise of Allah, and the description of the preachers in the places where these communities gather. This is the reality, by the praise of Allah, in the Eastern, Western, and Central regions. And we ask Allah to preserve these means. And there is no doubt that the professor’s encouragement of the student, his respect for the student, his making him love knowledge, and his appreciation of his efforts—this encourages the student and makes him open to benefit and knowledge. Yes.
The presenter:
My intention with this, Your Eminence the Shaykh, is that these people are interested in our sons not out of love for them or for us.
The Shaykh:
It may be that this happened to catch the eye, or it may be because the majority of teachers are busy with their affairs, their teaching, and their work. It may happen that among the teachers there is one who has free time so that he goes out and meets the student at the airport or in any place. This may happen, and this is unsettled. Was this the reality of all of them or of most of them? I do not think it is correct. It is not from all of them. There is interest in the matter. And this is good if it stands, it is good, but not every professor can do this.
Your Eminence the Shaykh, when one of the young men who went to study in America told me that he met one of the senior professors at the university where he enrolled at the airport, waiting for him with great respect and appreciation, I asked: What role do preachers play regarding the communities in these countries? Yes, what did he estimate? I ask myself, meaning, when this young man related to me this interest from his professor—of course, because he saw it as an opportunity for this young man to come from the lands of the Muslims and study at his university—he receives him well and begins to spread his ideas and principles to him. We have many communities from outside the country. What role do preachers play regarding the communities in these countries?
The Shaykh:
The role of the preachers is to guide them and direct them. This has been organized and directed by the state manager in the interior in every place. They meet with them and hold lectures for them with translation, and direct them to what is obligatory upon them from the rulings of Islam, and they call those who are not on Islam to enter Islam. And by the praise of Allah, there is great activity for this in all of the Kingdom. And there are many who enter Islam collectively for the sake of these works. And among that is directing those who have entered Islam, guiding them, and teaching them. This is the reality, by the praise of Allah, and the description of the preachers in the places where these communities gather. This is the reality, by the praise of Allah, in the Eastern, Western, and Central regions. And we ask Allah to preserve these means. And there is no doubt that the professor’s encouragement of the student, his respect for the student, his making him love knowledge, and his appreciation of his efforts—this encourages the student and makes him open to benefit and knowledge. Yes.
The presenter:
My intention with this, Your Eminence the Shaykh, is that these people are interested in our sons not out of love for them or for us.
The Shaykh:
It may be that this happened to catch the eye, or it may be because the majority of teachers are busy with their affairs, their teaching, and their work. It may happen that among the teachers there is one who has free time so that he goes out and meets the student at the airport or in any place. This may happen, and this is unsettled. Was this the reality of all of them or of most of them? I do not think it is correct. It is not from all of them. There is interest in the matter. And this is good if it stands, it is good, but not every professor can do this.
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صفحات من رحلتي العلمية [ صفحات من حياة الشيخ ابن باز ]، صفحات من حياة الشيخ عبد العزيز بن عبد الله بن باز — islamhouse.com (56:21)
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