The Shaykh’s (may Allah have mercy on him) account of some old situations with some wealthy people, and their conditions in calling to Allah in the past in Syria!
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The Shaykh : He is a man of projects and beautiful theoretical proposals, but they cannot be implemented, at least not for our brothers, most of whom were poor at that time, like me.
The questioner : Far be it.
The Shaykh : Yes, he wanted to collect money to buy a car for the da'wah, so we could drive around in it to the villages.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Even though I had an old, ancient Fiat car, which I used to travel in to Aleppo, Hama, and those areas, but he wanted to expand the scope.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And what did I say to him? I said to him: My brother, Allah has expanded your provision, and you have abundant wealth, so why don't you buy a car yourself? First, to meet the needs of your family and so on, and second, you will have reward.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The brothers would go out in it for the da'wah. He said: I cannot drive a car. I said to him: Why? He said: Because his mind is always working; he is afraid of causing an accident.
The questioner : Hahaha, his mind is working in trade and projects!
The Shaykh : He has an idea, I mean, in knowledge.
The questioner : In knowledge!!
The Shaykh : Even though he is a poor man.
The questioner : Also.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Far be it.
The Shaykh : Yes, he wanted to collect money to buy a car for the da'wah, so we could drive around in it to the villages.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Even though I had an old, ancient Fiat car, which I used to travel in to Aleppo, Hama, and those areas, but he wanted to expand the scope.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And what did I say to him? I said to him: My brother, Allah has expanded your provision, and you have abundant wealth, so why don't you buy a car yourself? First, to meet the needs of your family and so on, and second, you will have reward.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The brothers would go out in it for the da'wah. He said: I cannot drive a car. I said to him: Why? He said: Because his mind is always working; he is afraid of causing an accident.
The questioner : Hahaha, his mind is working in trade and projects!
The Shaykh : He has an idea, I mean, in knowledge.
The questioner : In knowledge!!
The Shaykh : Even though he is a poor man.
The questioner : Also.
The Shaykh : Yes.
Source
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