If Shi'ah, Sufis, and the common people are found in the same country, with whom should one begin in his call?
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The student : If you please, the two brothers here from Azerbaijan are coming with our brothers whom we sent.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The student : So look at them.
The Shaykh: All right.
The student : We have our turn, Shaykh, the previous ones, the previous ones.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : The previous ones, the previous ones.
The Shaykh : How do you mean?
The questioner : We are the first to arrive.
The Shaykh : No, no problem, in any case, we give them their turn because they seem to be on a journey first, and then you are our neighbors, praise be to Allah, especially after the restrictions were lifted on you.
The student : May Allah reward you with good, our brothers are on a journey, what is their situation?
Another student: We rely on Allah.
The Shaykh : Let me hear at least one question.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, first, we convey to you the greetings of the students in Azerbaijan.
The Shaykh : And upon them be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : So we give you, meaning, the situation of Azerbaijan.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : There, the people are divided into three groups: Shi'ah, Sufis, and the third type does not care about anything, meaning, and we are there, meaning, ignorant.
The Shaykh : Pardon me: what is the third type?
The questioner : Ignorant.
The Shaykh : Ignorant, yes.
The questioner : Neither Sunnis nor Shi'ah, meaning.
The Shaykh: Allah is the Greatest!
The questioner : So we are present there and are confused about whom to call? The Sufis, or should we call the Shi'ah, or should we call these ignorant people? So we ask you to advise us?
The Shaykh : Yes, but I believe, may Allah bless you, that this question is theoretical and not practical. A Muslim, wherever he settles, must perform the obligation of the call, each according to his ability, as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2669Sahih (Darussalam), Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2669Sahih (Darussalam): We must understand the hadith correctly. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not mean "convey from me even one verse of the Qur'an." No, the indication of the hadith is broader than that. "Convey from me even one verse": whether it is from the Qur'an or from his words (peace and blessings be upon him). So the intended meaning of "verse" here: the original meaning of a verse is a complete sentence. The complete sentence may be in the Qur'an, or it may be in a hadith of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). So the Muslim who memorizes a verse and masters it well, or a hadith likewise, he must convey it in any opportunity and in any gathering. So I do not think you or anyone else is always sitting with the Sufis, always, always, and is not tested by sitting with a Shi'i, for example. It is not possible to say this. And it is not conceivable that you never sit even once with the third group, which is: not from these and not from these. They are like cattle, or even more astray. It is impossible that you are not also tested with people like these. So you call all the people, you call all the people, and you must take care, above all, of correcting the creed, because the creed is what saves its owner from eternal abode in the Fire. As for one who drinks intoxicants, commits unlawful sexual intercourse, steals, and so on, but he testifies to the truth, he is as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said in the authentic hadith: Sahih al-Bukhari 5401. So you must call all these groups you mentioned to correcting the creed, to understanding the true meaning of "La ilaha illa Allah" and the true meaning of "Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah" (peace and blessings be upon him). We summarize these two truths in two similar words that differ by what is added to them: The meaning of "La ilaha illa Allah" is: the oneness of Allah in worship. The meaning of "Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah" is: the oneness of the Messenger in following. Is this clear?
The questioner : Is that clear?
The Shaykh : And this is a field for explaining and clarifying it a lot and a lot, for one who has knowledge of the Book and the Sunnah. This is the answer to the question.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The student : So look at them.
The Shaykh: All right.
The student : We have our turn, Shaykh, the previous ones, the previous ones.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : The previous ones, the previous ones.
The Shaykh : How do you mean?
The questioner : We are the first to arrive.
The Shaykh : No, no problem, in any case, we give them their turn because they seem to be on a journey first, and then you are our neighbors, praise be to Allah, especially after the restrictions were lifted on you.
The student : May Allah reward you with good, our brothers are on a journey, what is their situation?
Another student: We rely on Allah.
The Shaykh : Let me hear at least one question.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, first, we convey to you the greetings of the students in Azerbaijan.
The Shaykh : And upon them be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : So we give you, meaning, the situation of Azerbaijan.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : There, the people are divided into three groups: Shi'ah, Sufis, and the third type does not care about anything, meaning, and we are there, meaning, ignorant.
The Shaykh : Pardon me: what is the third type?
The questioner : Ignorant.
The Shaykh : Ignorant, yes.
The questioner : Neither Sunnis nor Shi'ah, meaning.
The Shaykh: Allah is the Greatest!
The questioner : So we are present there and are confused about whom to call? The Sufis, or should we call the Shi'ah, or should we call these ignorant people? So we ask you to advise us?
The Shaykh : Yes, but I believe, may Allah bless you, that this question is theoretical and not practical. A Muslim, wherever he settles, must perform the obligation of the call, each according to his ability, as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Convey from me, even if it be an Ayah, and narrate from the Children of Isra'il, and there is no harm, And whoever lies upon me purposely, then let him take his seat in the Fire.
بلِّغوا عنِّي ولو آية ، وحدِّثوا عن بني إسرائيل ولا حرج ، ومَن كَذَبَ عليَّ متعمِّدًا فليتبوَّأ مقعده من النارConvey from me, even if it be an Ayah
بلِّغوا عنِّي ولو آيةNarrated 'Urban bin Malik: who attended the Badr battle and was from the Ansar, that he came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have lost my eyesight and I lead my people in the prayer (as an Imam). When it rains, the valley which is between me and my people, flows with water, and then I cannot go to their mosque to lead them in the prayer. O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I wish that you could come and pray in my house so that I may take it as a praying place. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Allah willing, I will do that." The next morning, soon after the sun had risen, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came with Abu Bakr. The Prophet (ﷺ) asked for the permission to enter and I admitted him. The Prophet (ﷺ) had not sat till he had entered the house and said to me, "Where do you like me to pray in your house?" I pointed at a place in my house whereupon he stood and said, "Allahu Akbar." We lined behind him and he prayed two rak`at and finished it with Taslim. We then requested him to stay for a special meal of Khazira which we had prepared. A large number of men from the adjoining area gathered in the house. One of them said, "Where is Malik bin Ad-Dukhshun?" Another man said, "He is a hypocrite and does not love Allah and His Apostle." The Prophet said, "Do not say so. Do you not think that he has said: "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah," seeking Allah's pleasure? The man said, "Allah and His Apostle know better, but we have always seen him mixing with hypocrites and giving them advice." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Allah has forbidden the (Hell) Fire for those who testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, seeking Allah's pleasure. "
مَن قال : لا إله إلا الله ؛ نَفَعَتْه يومًا من دهرهThe questioner : Is that clear?
The Shaykh : And this is a field for explaining and clarifying it a lot and a lot, for one who has knowledge of the Book and the Sunnah. This is the answer to the question.
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