The Ruling on Abandoning the Call to Those Who Do Not Speak Arabic
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Question:
Most of the maintenance and reception staff in the ministries are Muslims, but they do not pray with the congregation. In fact, most of them do not pray at all, and some only pray on Friday. I have seen this situation, experienced it, and looked into it; they need a full introduction to the religion. This can be done by sending guides like you, or by setting up small libraries containing books that teach Islam in multiple languages, with each ministry receiving a guide or books according to the nationalities present there. This is my opinion on one hand, and my question on the other is: regarding[Yusuf 12:108], I am unable to explain it to them in Arabic, and that is to avoid dialect or language barriers. Do I bear any sin if I leave them to their own devices? Since I have done what I could to please Allah.
Answer:
It is obligatory for you to do what you can, and to seek the help of your brothers who understand the language, if they are able to understand it, so that the call is achieved by everyone through cooperation. Also, advise those among them who do not pray. This is necessary, if Allah wills, in terms of generalization.
Because there are many of them. So generalization is necessary, if Allah wills, so that they are directed to what is good.
And so that they are sent to what is good. And so that the relevant authorities pay attention to them, directing them to what is good and teaching them. We have callers and those who engage in this matter, the callers of the community here, in their languages and in every place. This is what matters, and it is obligatory that every group be called in their own language. We ask Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, for success in this, and that He guide the Muslims to fulfill their duty. This is not specific to the employee; whoever has insight and the ability should do what he can in this Sunnah.
Most of the maintenance and reception staff in the ministries are Muslims, but they do not pray with the congregation. In fact, most of them do not pray at all, and some only pray on Friday. I have seen this situation, experienced it, and looked into it; they need a full introduction to the religion. This can be done by sending guides like you, or by setting up small libraries containing books that teach Islam in multiple languages, with each ministry receiving a guide or books according to the nationalities present there. This is my opinion on one hand, and my question on the other is: regarding
I invite to Allah
أَدْعُو إِلَى اللَّهِAnswer:
It is obligatory for you to do what you can, and to seek the help of your brothers who understand the language, if they are able to understand it, so that the call is achieved by everyone through cooperation. Also, advise those among them who do not pray. This is necessary, if Allah wills, in terms of generalization.
Because there are many of them. So generalization is necessary, if Allah wills, so that they are directed to what is good.
And so that they are sent to what is good. And so that the relevant authorities pay attention to them, directing them to what is good and teaching them. We have callers and those who engage in this matter, the callers of the community here, in their languages and in every place. This is what matters, and it is obligatory that every group be called in their own language. We ask Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, for success in this, and that He guide the Muslims to fulfill their duty. This is not specific to the employee; whoever has insight and the ability should do what he can in this Sunnah.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 127 هل يجوز ترك نصح عمال الصيانة والنظافة الموجودون بالوزارات الذين لا يصلون ولا يشهدون الصلاة... — youtube.com
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