What is your advice regarding a man who is raising young men on the path to righteousness?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh: What is your advice for one who has young men, meaning young men who are on the verge of commitment? They are young men, meaning he is raising them and teaching them the religion. So what is your advice for him?
The Shaykh : My advice to him is to clarify the religion to them, encourage them in it, and treat them as a doctor treats a patient until they are healed, by the permission of Allah. If a patient were ill and had, for example, a wound that required incision, and the doctor incised it violently, it would only increase the harm of the wound. But if he incised it gently so that he could gain control over it, that would be the correct approach. Then he should advise them to avoid the company of the lowly and to stay away from them, because sitting with and accompanying them has an effect, and many of the young are deceived by the whispers and arrogance of the older ones. So let him warn them of this. Yes.
The Shaykh : My advice to him is to clarify the religion to them, encourage them in it, and treat them as a doctor treats a patient until they are healed, by the permission of Allah. If a patient were ill and had, for example, a wound that required incision, and the doctor incised it violently, it would only increase the harm of the wound. But if he incised it gently so that he could gain control over it, that would be the correct approach. Then he should advise them to avoid the company of the lowly and to stay away from them, because sitting with and accompanying them has an effect, and many of the young are deceived by the whispers and arrogance of the older ones. So let him warn them of this. Yes.