Calling to Allah in lands where religious innovations (bid'ah) are widespread
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Question:
The questioner says: We are in a land where religious innovations (bid'ah) are widespread, and we are unable to display books on the oneness of Allah (tawhid). Can we carry out the call to Allah the Exalted without initiating the call to tawhid with these people, because they are repelled by it?
Answer:
Yes, teach them tawhid so that they are not repelled by it, for whoever is ignorant of something opposes it. They are only repelled by it because they are ignorant of it. So teach it to them in an easy, accessible manner, with good character toward them, and by receiving their problems and answering them. Accommodate them; yes, accommodate them.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
The questioner says: We are in a land where religious innovations (bid'ah) are widespread, and we are unable to display books on the oneness of Allah (tawhid). Can we carry out the call to Allah the Exalted without initiating the call to tawhid with these people, because they are repelled by it?
Answer:
Yes, teach them tawhid so that they are not repelled by it, for whoever is ignorant of something opposes it. They are only repelled by it because they are ignorant of it. So teach it to them in an easy, accessible manner, with good character toward them, and by receiving their problems and answering them. Accommodate them; yes, accommodate them.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-080-كتب العقيدة ومنهجية الاستفادة منها|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (26:04)
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