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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What should we do if our sons are studying under Rafidah teachers who are indoctrinating them with corrupt beliefs?

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The questioner : May Allah reward the honorableThe Shaykh : You referred to the issue of those who speak about the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and claim that Jibril made a mistake in delivering the message to him. We find that those people are perhaps teachers who are now indoctrinating our sons, especially in the Eastern Region, with beliefs and other subjects. So what should we do, given the situation as you have heard?

The Shaykh : It is obligatory for the Muslim to be a caller to Allah, calling others to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and to the sound methodology, but with gentleness and persuasion, with textual evidence and rational evidence. One should not confront others by cursing the religion they are upon, because Allah the Exalted said:
And do not insult those they invoke other than Allah, lest they insult Allah وَلَا تَسُبُّوا الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ فَيَسُبُّوا اللَّهَ
[Al-An'am 6:108]
So He forbade us from cursing the gods of the polytheists, out of fear of what? Of them cursing Allah in return without knowledge. So it is obligatory for us to call to Allah the Exalted with insight, and to clarify the truth, even if we take each person individually, because confronting a group is difficult. But if we take each person individually and speak to him calmly, clarify the truth to him, and have complete knowledge of the methodology he is upon, so that we do not fall into hesitation or doubt when he debates us, because the other person will debate you and will present arguments against you. If you do not have what to refute these arguments, you may stop, and at that time it will be a defeat, not for you, but for the truth. Therefore, I see that if we see people like these, we should call them in the best manner, clarify the truth to them, and debate them, but on the condition that we have complete knowledge of their methodology, so that the matter becomes clear and distinct to them.
Source alathar.net

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