On Inviting to Allah
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In the Name of Allah, Most Compassionate and Merciful
The following is the answer to a question that was asked on the forum for the course Living Islam in which we study Commanding the Good and Forbidding the Wrong, and we thought it would be of general benefit.
Some general points on da’wa for the occasion about which you asked and any occasion are:
(1) Da’wa is for Allah, meaning that it is sincere obedience to His command;
(2) Da’wa is to Allah, we call the creatures to the Creator; we do not call to ourselves nor our school of thought, tariqa, jamat, etc., etc.;
(3) we do so out of mercy and with gentleness according to the Sunna,
(4) the most important means are prayer and good character prior to speech; I Habib Umar bin Hafiz (Allah preserve him) say, “90% of this da’wa is prayer in the midst of the night;”
(5) for each situation one should strive his or her utmost to pick the most appropriate person, methods and means;
(6) ends do not justify means; we call out of obedience to Allah seeking His pleasure, so we can’t bend His rules in that call;
(7) guidance is from Allah alone.Most people when they ask about da’wa are referring to point 5 and this is important, but bear in mind that 1 through 4 are more fundamental.
Allah Most High knows best and He alone gives success.
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As-salamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh
Jazaka Llah khayran for the most. In sha’a Llah all 7 point will be kept in mind from now on in sha’a Llah
Allah Hafiz
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