What is the ruling on calling to Allah the Exalted, and what is your opinion regarding partisanship?

The questioner : The questioner says: Noble Shaykh, is calling to Allah obligatory?

The Shaykh : Calling to Allah.

The questioner : Is calling to Allah obligatory? And what is better, collective da'wah or individual da'wah?

The Shaykh : Calling to Allah is obligatory, and it is a collective obligation (fard kifayah) based on the saying of Allah the Exalted: . If it cannot be carried out except by a group, it becomes obligatory upon the group as a whole. However, if it can be carried out by an individual, it becomes obligatory upon him, and there is no need for gathering. It seems the questioner is referring to partisanship and fanaticism, and we are against that. We do not see, ever, that Muslims should form parties; rather, we see that it is obligatory for them to be one party, carrying out the command of Allah and following the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Nothing has harmed the Ummah as much as this partisanship, to the point that you find some of them declaring others misguided, even though they are Muslims. They sometimes describe them as open sinners, sometimes as wicked, and sometimes as disbelievers, even though they are Muslims who exert effort just as he does. Yes, exertion (ijtihad) that contradicts the Book and the Sunnah, or what the Companions were upon, is rejected exertion; it is not accepted from its practitioner, and he is not excused for the contradiction. In any case, da'wah is a collective obligation. If an individual carries it out alone, that is fine. If it is not carried out except by a group that assists him in that, it becomes obligatory upon all of them. Yes.

The questioner : What is the question?

The Shaykh : Yes. Is there no microphone?

The questioner : The questioner asks: What is the ruling on taking an oath using the following formula: "By the Prophet, I will do such and such." Second: "I divorce my wife if I do not do such and such." Third: "By your life, or the life of so-and-so." And may Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh : Bread and meat are beneficial through sensory experience, and we may know that something is beneficial or contains a cure through the Shari'ah, as Allah the Exalted said in the Bee: . And as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: . Yes.