Advice for a person who is shy and bashful in his da'wah.
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The Shaykh : Yes, yes, and peace be upon you.
The questioner : The Shaykh:
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : How are you?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner : Shaykh, your brother in Allah, Mustafa from Algeria.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : Shaykh, know that I love you for the sake of Allah.
The Shaykh : May Allah love you for the sake of whom you loved me.
The questioner : There is no harm.
The Shaykh : There is no harm.
The questioner : Praise be to Allah. Shaykh, I have a question.
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : First, I have shyness, shyness in da'wah in front of people.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : Shyness.
Another questioner : He has shyness in front of people.
The questioner : In da'wah in front of people.
The Shaykh : What are you shy of in front of people?
The questioner : Allah knows best.
The Shaykh : And I do not know. So, what do you want behind this speech?
The questioner : Did you hear what I said?
The Shaykh : Ah
The questioner : Shyness, bashfulness.
The Shaykh : I know, I know.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : What is your question?
The questioner : I have shyness in da'wah.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Shyness in da'wah in front of people; I cannot speak much.
The Shaykh : And are you present with the mindSahih Muslim 49a to the end of the hadith?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Well, if you are bashful of people, then Allah is more worthy of being bashful of. Remember this established legal reality in which there is no doubt, and this bashfulness that is not from faith will be removed from you. For the bashfulness that is from faith, as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said, is that which carries its owner to not contradict the rulings of his Lord. As for the bashfulness that carries him to contradiction, that is not bashfulness. And it is established from the Lady A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said So remember that you have an obligatory duty by the Shari'ah, and it is that which will carry you to not be shy in conveying to people what is obligatory upon them from the rulings of their religion. This is my answer to this bashfulness of yours, which you expressed well in your first words as shyness, because shyness is not bashfulness.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Perhaps you will remember this advice and act upon it, if Allah wills.
The questioner : Yes, thank you, thank you very much.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : ..
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Forgetting in knowledge.
The Shaykh : Forgetting. Ah, knowledge is preserved by reviewing it.
The questioner: Thank you
The Shaykh : Welcome, and peace be upon you.
The questioner : The Shaykh:
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : How are you?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner : Shaykh, your brother in Allah, Mustafa from Algeria.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : Shaykh, know that I love you for the sake of Allah.
The Shaykh : May Allah love you for the sake of whom you loved me.
The questioner : There is no harm.
The Shaykh : There is no harm.
The questioner : Praise be to Allah. Shaykh, I have a question.
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : First, I have shyness, shyness in da'wah in front of people.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : Shyness.
Another questioner : He has shyness in front of people.
The questioner : In da'wah in front of people.
The Shaykh : What are you shy of in front of people?
The questioner : Allah knows best.
The Shaykh : And I do not know. So, what do you want behind this speech?
The questioner : Did you hear what I said?
The Shaykh : Ah
The questioner : Shyness, bashfulness.
The Shaykh : I know, I know.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : What is your question?
The questioner : I have shyness in da'wah.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Shyness in da'wah in front of people; I cannot speak much.
The Shaykh : And are you present with the mind
He who amongst you sees something abominable should modify it with the help of his hand; and if he has not strength enough to do it, then he should do it with his tongue
من رأى منكم منكرا فليغيره بيده فإن لم يستطع فبلسانه ...The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Well, if you are bashful of people, then Allah is more worthy of being bashful of. Remember this established legal reality in which there is no doubt, and this bashfulness that is not from faith will be removed from you. For the bashfulness that is from faith, as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said, is that which carries its owner to not contradict the rulings of his Lord. As for the bashfulness that carries him to contradiction, that is not bashfulness. And it is established from the Lady A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said
May Allah have mercy on the women of the Ansar; their modesty did not prevent them from seeking knowledge of the religion.
رحم الله نساء الأنصار لم يمنعهن حياؤهن أن يتفقهن في الدينThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Perhaps you will remember this advice and act upon it, if Allah wills.
The questioner : Yes, thank you, thank you very much.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : ..
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Forgetting in knowledge.
The Shaykh : Forgetting. Ah, knowledge is preserved by reviewing it.
The questioner: Thank you
The Shaykh : Welcome, and peace be upon you.
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