Excessive Zeal in Calling to Allah and Its Impact on the Caller

We find that some of the young people whom Allah has blessed with guidance, who held fast to the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and who had a strong drive and excessive zeal in da'wah, if they face a trial one day, whether by not being allowed to deliver a word or a sermon, or being prevented by some of the competent authorities, we find that they are struck with despair, and some of them turn away from their commitment—may Allah protect us from that. Please advise us, may Allah reward you with good?The Shaykh: I did not understand the point of your question?The questioner: What is your advice to them, and what are the reasons they must hold fast to?

My advice is to say: Part of complete commitment is obeying the one in authority in matters other than sin; because we do not obey our rulers because they are from the family of so-and-so or the family of so-and-so, we obey them;Because Allah has commanded us with that, He said: [Al-Nisa: 59], and we believe that our obedience to them in matters other than sin is obedience to Allah (Mighty and Majestic),It is said to these committed people: You have no obligation [to speak], obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you, this is part of obeying Allah, as long as they have not ordered you to drink intoxicants or anything from the forbidden things, then obey them.

The questioner: If a trial befalls one of them, you find that he turns away from his commitment, and this happens often?The Shaykh: This is a problem,And Allah has pointed to this in the Qur'an: [Al-Hajj: 11] I seek refuge in Allah [Al-Hajj: 11] We say: My brother! Fear Allah, as long as you know that obeying the one in authority is obligatory, and you are prevented from speaking, then his obedience is part of the religion of Allah, so you are on the right path. 'Ammar ibn Yasir used to issue a ruling that a person in a state of major ritual impurity performs dry ablution with clean earth if he does not find water, and 'Umar ibn al-Khattab did not see it that way,He says: the person in a state of major ritual impurity remains until he finds water and performs the full ritual bath and prays, so 'Ammar ibn Yasir used to narrate that a person in a state of major ritual impurity performs dry ablution with clean earth;Because the matter fell upon him: (When the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) sent him and 'Umar on a need, 'Ammar became in a state of major ritual impurity and rolled in the dust as a beast rolls, then he informed the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) of that,So he said to him: it would have been sufficient for you to say with your hand like this; and he struck the ground with his hand and wiped his face and his hands, when 'Umar heard that he was narrating this hadith, he ordered that he be brought to him, and said what is this?He said: O Commander of the Faithful! Did you not remember when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me and you on a need and such and such happened, but O Commander of the Faithful! If you wish—with the obedience Allah has made for you over me—not to narrate it, I will do so—and it is a hadith he narrates from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him),And he said: if you wish me not to narrate it, I will do so—'Umar said: I will give you what you have been given) meaning: and he narrated it, so the person who is truly committed must commit in all matters of the religion, not in a specific thing,If he is told: if he is told not to speak, he says: Praise be to Allah, I do not speak and the sin is upon you, and speaking is a collective obligation, and there are those who suffice in it,And it does not mean: that the matter is contingent on this specific man, that the Shari'ah is not conveyed except by him, there are people, so if he reassures himself with this matter and complies and does not rebel, perhaps a day will come when he is permitted to speak,Allah opens up for other people who say: why did you prevent this man, let him speak, and he is permitted.