What is the role of the ordinary Muslim in calling people to Allah the Exalted?

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The questioner : He says:The questioner : What is the role of the ordinary Muslim in calling people to Allah the Exalted?

The Shaykh : The role of the ordinary Muslim is to stick to a scholar until he becomes a student of knowledge, and then to call people to Allah.

Say, “This is my path; I call to Allah with insight,

قُلْ هَذِهِ سَبِيلِي أَدْعُو إِلَى اللَّهِ عَلَى بَصِيرَةٍ

meaning with knowledge, proof, and wisdom

I and those who follow me. And exalted is Allah; and I am not of those who associate others with Him."

أَنَا وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَنِي وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ

[Yusuf 12:108]

But there is no doubt that the ordinary Muslim may have some knowledge. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

Convey from me, even if it be an Ayah

بلغوا عني ولو آية

Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2669Sahih (Darussalam)

It is necessary that this ordinary layman have knowledge of the matter to which he is calling, even if he is not a student of knowledge or a deeply learned scholar, but it is not permissible for him to call without knowledge. Yes.

Source alathar.net

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