The implication of Allah’s saying: “Say: This is my path” in prohibiting cooperation with the people of innovation in da'wah
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Regarding Allah’s saying[Yusuf 12:108], he asks: Is there evidence in the verse that it is not permissible to cooperate with the people of innovation in the field of da'wah?
Answer:
Yes. Da'wah is not to be done through innovations or the people of innovation, and one does not cooperate with them. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Abi Dawud 4607Sahih (Al-Albani) Therefore, it is not permissible to cooperate with the people of innovation; rather, it is obligatory to distance them and refute them. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Regarding Allah’s saying
Say, "This is my way; I invite to Allah with insight, I and those who follow me.
قُلْ هَٰذِهِ سَبِيلِي أَدْعُو إِلَى اللَّهِ عَلَىٰ بَصِيرَةٍ أَنَا وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَنِيAnswer:
Yes. Da'wah is not to be done through innovations or the people of innovation, and one does not cooperate with them. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Avoid novelties, for every novelty is an innovation, and every innovation is an error.
وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَمُحْدَثَاتِ الأُمُورِ فَإِنَّ كُلَّ مُحْدَثَةٍ بِدْعَةٌ وَكُلَّ بِدْعَةٍ ضَلاَلَةٌ،
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1554- دلالة قوله تعالى: ﴿قل هٰذه سبيلي﴾ على منع التعاون مع أهل البدع في الدعوة - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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