Prioritization in Da'wah and Clarification of Isbal
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The questioner:
May Allah bless you, Shaykh. A man stood up and saw, for example, someone letting his garment hang below the ankles leading the people in prayer. He stood up and explained the hadiths of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the prohibition of isbal. Then a man went to him and said, "You are speaking about something less important than this. It is better for you to speak about tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and to call people to jihad."
The Shaykh:
There is no specific occasion. He speaks as long as it is the truth, praise be to Allah. I say, as long as it is the truth and the people need the truth. If he speaks about isbal, or speaks about shaving the beard or growing the beard, I am grateful. The people are afflicted with many things.
The questioner:
May Allah bless you. He says: One should speak according to priority.
The Shaykh:
No, it is not based on knowledge, but on the circumstances. If the people are afflicted with the issue of the beard, and they are monotheists who pray, and they are not afflicted with the issue of the beard, he alerts them to the right of the beard. If they are afflicted with riba (usury or interest), he alerts them to riba. If they are afflicted with letting their garments hang below the ankles, and they are Muslims, he alerts them to isbal. But if he is from among the polytheists, he calls him to the tawhid of Allah, not to leaving off isbal. If he is from among the polytheists, he calls him to the tawhid of Allah and abandoning shirk (associating partners with Allah). Yes.
May Allah bless you, Shaykh. A man stood up and saw, for example, someone letting his garment hang below the ankles leading the people in prayer. He stood up and explained the hadiths of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the prohibition of isbal. Then a man went to him and said, "You are speaking about something less important than this. It is better for you to speak about tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and to call people to jihad."
The Shaykh:
There is no specific occasion. He speaks as long as it is the truth, praise be to Allah. I say, as long as it is the truth and the people need the truth. If he speaks about isbal, or speaks about shaving the beard or growing the beard, I am grateful. The people are afflicted with many things.
The questioner:
May Allah bless you. He says: One should speak according to priority.
The Shaykh:
No, it is not based on knowledge, but on the circumstances. If the people are afflicted with the issue of the beard, and they are monotheists who pray, and they are not afflicted with the issue of the beard, he alerts them to the right of the beard. If they are afflicted with riba (usury or interest), he alerts them to riba. If they are afflicted with letting their garments hang below the ankles, and they are Muslims, he alerts them to isbal. But if he is from among the polytheists, he calls him to the tawhid of Allah, not to leaving off isbal. If he is from among the polytheists, he calls him to the tawhid of Allah and abandoning shirk (associating partners with Allah). Yes.
Source
التعليق على كتاب فتح المجيد في شرح كتاب التوحيد الذي هو حق الله على العبيد_04 — islamhouse.com (32:09)
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