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Is it derived from the saying of Allah the Exalted: (Say, "This is my way; I invite to Allah with clear vision") that the means of da'wah (calling others to Islam) are restricted to what is established by the Shari'ah?

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Question:
We say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it derived from the saying of the Exalted
Say, "This is my way; I invite to Allah with insightقُلْ هَٰذِهِ سَبِيلِي أَدْعُو إِلَى اللَّهِ عَلَىٰ بَصِيرَةٍ
[Yusuf 12:108]
that the means of da'wah are restricted to what is established by the Shari'ah, such that the means of da'ah introduced in this era, such as acting or drama, anthems, and interpreting dreams, are considered religious innovations (bid'ah)?

Answer:
O brothers, there is a difference between the means of da'wah and the methodologies of da'wah. The methodologies of da'wah are restricted to what is established by the Shari'ah.
Say, "This is my way; I invite to Allah with insightقُلْ هَٰذِهِ سَبِيلِي أَدْعُو إِلَى اللَّهِ عَلَىٰ بَصِيرَةٍ
[Yusuf 12:108]
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Invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good instructionادْعُ إِلَىٰ سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَالْمَوْعِظَةِ الْحَسَنَةِ
[An-Nahl 16:125]
. This is the methodology of da'wah. This is restricted to what is established by the Shari'ah. As for the means of da'wah, they are not restricted to what is established by the Shari'ah, such as using modern means to convey the da'wah.
Using the microphone. Using the radio. Using the press. Traveling by cars and airplanes to call to Allah in foreign countries. These are means of da'wah, not methodologies of da'wah. The car is not a methodology of da'wah, nor is the microphone. No, these are means. So there is a difference between means and methodologies. Methodologies are restricted to what is established by the Shari'ah.
We follow what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) followed. As for the means by which we convey the da'wah, these are not restricted to what is established by the Shari'ah. And acting or drama, which they consider to be among the methodologies, is wrong. Yes, it is not among the methodologies of da'wah. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not call to Allah through acting or drama. The Companions did not call to Allah through acting or drama. All the imams did not call to Allah by staging plays and theatrical performances. This is an innovation in the methodology of da'wah. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [50 -1024] هل يستفاد من قوله تعالى: (قل هذه سبيلي أدعو إلى الله على بصيرة) أن وسائل الدعوة توقيفية؟ — youtube.com

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