Some scholars have criticized those who go out for da'wah and say that this is jihad in the path of Allah?
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The questioner : Some scholars ... going out for da'wah in the path of Allah ...
The Shaykh : There is a point to consider here; I say there is a point to consider here. If they mean that it is not in the path of Allah because it is not jihad, then they are correct. But if they mean that it is not in the path of Allah in the sense of calling to Allah, then that is not correct.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : I say, may Allah reward you, this is a mistake. If they mean that they say they went out in the path of Allah like the fighting mujahideen, then that is wrong; they are not like the fighting mujahideen. But if they mean in the path of Allah that they are calling to good, that is permissible in the general sense. However, they say "in the path of Allah" to encourage people on their path so that they will make people go out with them.
The Shaykh : There is a point to consider here; I say there is a point to consider here. If they mean that it is not in the path of Allah because it is not jihad, then they are correct. But if they mean that it is not in the path of Allah in the sense of calling to Allah, then that is not correct.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : I say, may Allah reward you, this is a mistake. If they mean that they say they went out in the path of Allah like the fighting mujahideen, then that is wrong; they are not like the fighting mujahideen. But if they mean in the path of Allah that they are calling to good, that is permissible in the general sense. However, they say "in the path of Allah" to encourage people on their path so that they will make people go out with them.