The Shaykh’s advice to his student, the Shaykh Muhammad ibn Musa Nasr (may Allah have mercy on him), when he was offered the opportunity to join the College of Sharia in Jordan.
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The questioner: As for seeking counsel, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner: Do you know our brother, Dr. Abu Rahim?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: He is currently, approximately, the supervisor of Islamic studies at the University of Science and Technology.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: And it is possible that in the future he will become the dean of the College of Sharia, if they establish it as a College of Sharia.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: And may Allah reward him with good, out of his good opinion of me, he invited me to deliver lectures. I am currently not fully dedicated to this, until they prepare a contract for me...
The Shaykh: I think you did not like it.
The questioner: By Allah, I did not like it, but he tells me that we must strive to guide these people, and if we leave them, and so on. So I did not know what to do. I said, I will seek guidance from Allah, then I will consult my Shaykh.
The Shaykh: May Allah reward you with good. I do not advise you to do it.
The questioner: You do not advise me to do it?
The Shaykh: Rather, I advise you to insist on him first: that he strives to make this university have an Islamic appearance.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: And that is by separating the two genders.
The questioner: By Allah, my Shaykh, it is a difficult matter...
The Shaykh: Yes, that is one point, and the second: that he also makes his own appearance Islamic.
The questioner: Yes, correct.
The Shaykh: Yes, keep that in mind, O Abu Anas.
The questioner: Correct, no, no, I praise Allah, I went in my clothes and did not change anything.
The Shaykh: I am not speaking about you now.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: I am speaking about others.
The questioner : Correct.
The Shaykh: And about what is obligatory for you toward them.
The questioner : You are right, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Of giving advice and reminding them.
The questioner: Correct.
The Shaykh : And the reminder benefits the believers.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh: Is there anything else?
The questioner : May Allah honor you, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh: So, farewell, and peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner: Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner: Do you know our brother, Dr. Abu Rahim?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: He is currently, approximately, the supervisor of Islamic studies at the University of Science and Technology.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: And it is possible that in the future he will become the dean of the College of Sharia, if they establish it as a College of Sharia.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: And may Allah reward him with good, out of his good opinion of me, he invited me to deliver lectures. I am currently not fully dedicated to this, until they prepare a contract for me...
The Shaykh: I think you did not like it.
The questioner: By Allah, I did not like it, but he tells me that we must strive to guide these people, and if we leave them, and so on. So I did not know what to do. I said, I will seek guidance from Allah, then I will consult my Shaykh.
The Shaykh: May Allah reward you with good. I do not advise you to do it.
The questioner: You do not advise me to do it?
The Shaykh: Rather, I advise you to insist on him first: that he strives to make this university have an Islamic appearance.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: And that is by separating the two genders.
The questioner: By Allah, my Shaykh, it is a difficult matter...
The Shaykh: Yes, that is one point, and the second: that he also makes his own appearance Islamic.
The questioner: Yes, correct.
The Shaykh: Yes, keep that in mind, O Abu Anas.
The questioner: Correct, no, no, I praise Allah, I went in my clothes and did not change anything.
The Shaykh: I am not speaking about you now.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: I am speaking about others.
The questioner : Correct.
The Shaykh: And about what is obligatory for you toward them.
The questioner : You are right, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Of giving advice and reminding them.
The questioner: Correct.
The Shaykh : And the reminder benefits the believers.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh: Is there anything else?
The questioner : May Allah honor you, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh: So, farewell, and peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner: Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
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