Advice to the Female Caller to Islam {da’īya} ash-Shaikh Dr. Saalih bin Fawzan Al Fawzan حفظه الله

 

كلمة توجيهية للشيخ صالح الفوزان إلى الأخوات الداعيات

 

Advice to the Female Caller to Islam {da’īya} ash-Shaikh Dr. Saalih bin Fawzan Al Fawzan  حفظه الله

 

 

Summarized

 

1. The woman must have fear of Allāh (Taqwā).

 

2. She must learn before she calls people to Islam (i.e. gives dawah). She must learn before she gives dawah. If someone gives dawah without knowledge, they may prohibit something that is permissible, or make something permissible that is prohibited. They may think the truth is falsehood or falsehood is truth, due to their ignorance.

 

3. The obligation upon the man and woman is to learn before they give dawah to Allāh.

 

Allāh, the Mighty and the Majestic, said:

 

{…قُلْ هَـذِهِ سَبِيلِي أَدْعُو إِلَى اللّهِ عَلَى بَصِيرَةٍ أَنَاْ وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَنِي}

 

"Say: "This is my way; I invite unto Allâh with sure knowledge (basīrah), I and whosoever follows me…"  {Surah: 12, Ayah: 108}

 

With Sure knowledge (basīrah) means with knowledge (īlm).

 

and Allāh, the Mighty and the Majestic, said:

 

{…ادْعُ إِلِى سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَالْمَوْعِظَةِ الْحَسَنَةِ وَجَادِلْهُم بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ}

 

"Invite to the Way of your Lord with wisdom and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better…"{Surah: 16, Ayah: 125}.

 

Who is the one that can call to Islam with wisdom, with an argument/view that is better, and fair preaching, except the people of knowledge (Ahlul īlm)?

 

4. Therefore, it is a must, that the male caller (da’ī) and the female caller (da’īya) learn first (i.e. before they preach).

 

 

5. If the person obtains knowledge, which enables them to call to Islam, then they must call to Allah with: wisdom, fair preaching and with an argument/view that is better.

 

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