Be a Caller to
Allah’s Religion
By : Shaykh Salih ibn Abdul Aziz Al-Ash-Shaykh حفظه الله
This is an excellent essay for a every Muslim desiring
to good for humanity. I highlighted some important points from this book for
practical tips for preachers in every part of the World to act by .
1: Calling to Allah’s deen is an enormous task. Allah
has favored some of His slaves with this job.
2: Allah orders us to call to His religion : Invite to
the way of your Lord (An-Nahl 125)
3: Allah orders us to be upright callers: So unto this
(religion of Islam, alone and this Qur’an) then invite (people) (O Muhammad ),
and Istaqim [(i.e. stand firm and straight on Islamic Monotheism by performing
all that is ordained by Allah (good deeds, etc.), and by abstaining from all
that is forbidden by Allah (sins and evil deeds, etc.)] Ash-Shura
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4: The caller receives countless rewards. The person
who follows the correct call to Islam earns the caller a reward.Ex. The person
who teaches his family how to pray and orders it earns a reward, like the one
praying.
5: Before a person becomes a caller he must have
knowledge, but doesn’t mean that he must be a scholar. The caller mustn’t call
to anything until he has learned what he invites others to practice and has
evidence.
6: The caller inviting others to avoid sins, must know
the Islamic verdict for these sins with proof.
7: Surathul Ankabut is known as Surahtul
Fitnah.
8: Allah mentioned Nuh’s story in Surahtul Fitnah to
show that any person who calls to Allah’s path will be tested and trialed by
others.
9: The caller isn’t concerned with people accepting,
rejecting, or if his dawah had an impact or not, but rather he corrects his own
speech and actions.
10: Gaining followers isn’t the callers main
concern.
11: Allah allows people to accept the caller’s
invitation as a favor for the caller.
12: The origin of every callers’ call is to
Tawheed
13: The callers’ main reference points for his call
are :1) Quran 2)Sunnah 3) actions of the Salaf 4) Ijma
14: The caller must always have his resources ready at
hand, i.e books, tapes, Cd’s pamphlets etc.
15: The caller must always be sincere in his
dawah
16: The caller must address the people at their proper
level of understanding. He mustn’t address them in issues he thinks they need to
hear. When he addresses the people in that manner, he has no impact, and when he
talks it is as if he’s talking to himself.
17: The caller to Allah’s path must place a great
importance on the Sunnah of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
The Sunnah is needed for the people to know how to eat, sleep, drink
,walk and every dealing of their lives.
18: Zad Al-Ma’ad by Ibn Al-Qayyim is an excellent
reference book for learning the Sunnah and how to apply it in every aspect of
our lives.
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