Are the means of da'wah (calling to Islam) restricted to what is prescribed, and is it permissible to use media for da'wah?
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The questioner : He asks about the means of da'wah (calling to Islam): are they restricted to what is prescribed? And is it permissible to disseminate them through various media devices?
The Shaykh : And is it permissible, what?
The questioner : And is it permissible to disseminate them through various media devices?
The Shaykh : Yes. The means of da'wah (calling to Islam) are not restricted to what is prescribed. However, a person is called to the Book and the Sunnah. He is also called through other means that make Islam attractive to him. For this reason, Allah the Exalted, Allah the Exalted, allocated a share of zakah to those whose hearts are to be reconciled, whose Islam is expected, in order to encourage them to embrace Islam. So the means of da'wah (calling to Islam) are not restricted to what is prescribed. But the means of da'wah (calling to Islam) can never be something forbidden.
A questioner asked and said: This is a disbeliever who loves music, and music is forbidden. Is it permissible for us to call him to Islam through music? Answer. It is not permissible. Glory be to Allah! Can the corrupt be made right by something corrupt? This is not possible. But if it is in a permissible matter, then everything that brings people to Islam is good. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And is it permissible, what?
The questioner : And is it permissible to disseminate them through various media devices?
The Shaykh : Yes. The means of da'wah (calling to Islam) are not restricted to what is prescribed. However, a person is called to the Book and the Sunnah. He is also called through other means that make Islam attractive to him. For this reason, Allah the Exalted, Allah the Exalted, allocated a share of zakah to those whose hearts are to be reconciled, whose Islam is expected, in order to encourage them to embrace Islam. So the means of da'wah (calling to Islam) are not restricted to what is prescribed. But the means of da'wah (calling to Islam) can never be something forbidden.
A questioner asked and said: This is a disbeliever who loves music, and music is forbidden. Is it permissible for us to call him to Islam through music? Answer. It is not permissible. Glory be to Allah! Can the corrupt be made right by something corrupt? This is not possible. But if it is in a permissible matter, then everything that brings people to Islam is good. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.