Is encouraging people in preaching preferred over warning them? Unclear
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The questioner : Is encouraging people in preaching preferred over warning them?
The Shaykh : Every situation has its own appropriate approach. Sometimes wisdom dictates not frightening people by mentioning threats and warnings, and sometimes it is the opposite. For example, if you are addressing a specific person who is immersed in sins, the aspect of fear may be better here. But along with the fear, you say, "My brother, the door of repentance is open," and you mention the saying of Allah: where He mentioned the greatest of sins, and yet He said: [Maryam 19:60] Every situation has its own appropriate approach; you can mention a specific thing.
The Shaykh : Every situation has its own appropriate approach. Sometimes wisdom dictates not frightening people by mentioning threats and warnings, and sometimes it is the opposite. For example, if you are addressing a specific person who is immersed in sins, the aspect of fear may be better here. But along with the fear, you say, "My brother, the door of repentance is open," and you mention the saying of Allah: