Do you advise me to go out with the Da'wah and Tabligh group in calling to Allah?
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The questioner : May the mercy and blessings of Allah be upon you.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you.
The questioner : His EminenceThe Shaykh : I would like to learn the truth about the Tabligh group, that is, the Da'wah group. I have not known the method of this da'wah, meaning, I know a lot, but I would like to talk about it. Do you advise me to accompany these people, or do you prevent me from going out with them as they go out and travel in the countries and abroad?
The Shaykh : Calling to Allah the Exalted and Glorious is commanded. Allah Blessed and Exalted is He said:[An-Nahl 16:125] Traveling in the da'wah to Allah on earth is also a required matter. However, I do not advise our brothers in our country to go outside the country to Pakistan or Bangladesh or the like, because it has reached me that there are leaders whose creed is suspect, and a person must stay away from what is suspect. As for within the Kingdom, I do not see anything but good in them. It is true that they have ignorance, and that they need students of knowledge to go out with them to guide them and explain to them that Islam is broader than what they have confined it to in the six descriptions they have, and to direct them. I am not strict in warning against them, nor do I warn against them, because they have a profound impact in guiding creation. How many an open sinner became upright through their hands, and how many a disbeliever became a Muslim through their hands. They are softer in calling to Allah than others; they have softness, they have self-sacrifice, they have good character, but they have some religious innovation that can be eliminated.
As for advising each person individually, the person who has the ability to learn and devote himself to seeking knowledge, we advise him to remain in seeking knowledge and not to go out with them, because seeking knowledge is better than going to call to Allah the Exalted and Glorious. But if the person is not a student of knowledge and is not prepared for seeking knowledge, and he wants to go out with them in order to soften his heart and turn to Allah the Exalted and Glorious, there is no blame on him.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you.
The questioner : His EminenceThe Shaykh : I would like to learn the truth about the Tabligh group, that is, the Da'wah group. I have not known the method of this da'wah, meaning, I know a lot, but I would like to talk about it. Do you advise me to accompany these people, or do you prevent me from going out with them as they go out and travel in the countries and abroad?
The Shaykh : Calling to Allah the Exalted and Glorious is commanded. Allah Blessed and Exalted is He said:
Invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good instruction
ادْعُ إِلَى سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَالْمَوْعِظَةِ الْحَسَنَةAs for advising each person individually, the person who has the ability to learn and devote himself to seeking knowledge, we advise him to remain in seeking knowledge and not to go out with them, because seeking knowledge is better than going to call to Allah the Exalted and Glorious. But if the person is not a student of knowledge and is not prepared for seeking knowledge, and he wants to go out with them in order to soften his heart and turn to Allah the Exalted and Glorious, there is no blame on him.