Daw'ah Through Actions....

[sista-matic]

All praise be to ALLAH swt

Dear brothers and sisters among the characteristics and morals which the daa'ee must possess is acting upon his own da'wah, and he must be a good example of what he is calling to. He shouldn't be someone who calls to something and then leaves that thing himself. Nor should he be someone who forbids an action and then does that action himself. This is the condition of the losers, and we seek refuge with Allaah from this.

As for the successful believers they call to the truth, act upon it, eagerly seek it, and hasten towards it. They also keep away from those things that they themselves forbid.

Allaah, the Most High, says in the Qur'aan,

O you who believe! Why do you say that which you do not do. Most hateful it is with Allaah that you say that which you do not do. [Soorah as-Saff (61):2-3]

And who is better in speech than he who invites (men) to Allaah, the Most High, and does righteous deeds and says I am one of the Muslims. [Soorah al-Fussilat (41):33]



This magnificent verse clarifies to us that the daa'ee must be one that acts righteously calling to Allaah, the Most High, with his tongue as well as with his actions as it is specified in the Qur'aan, "...and (the one who) does righteous deeds."

So the daa'ee must call the people with his tongue and with his actions, and there is no-one better in speech than these types of people. They are those who call and direct the people to Allaah through their pure speech, actions, and whole conduct which make them become righteous examples.

Similarly the Prophets, calayhi wa-salaam, gave da'wah through their speech as well as their actions and indeed through their whole way of life. Thus many of those who were being called, benefitted more from their conduct than from what they actually said, especially the general people and those deficient in knowledge. So these people derived benefit from this virtuous lifestyle, and their behaviour and their actions, to a greater extent than from mere speech which they may not necessarily have understood.

So truly the most important task for the daa'ee is that he must have a righteous lifestyle, he must be righteous in his actions and possess a righteous character so that he can be emulated in his words and actions...



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Taken from 'Al-Istiqaamah' magazine (Issue No.4, p.3) being a translation of some of the wasaayah given by Shaykh Ibn al-'Uthaymeen to the brothers in England:

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...O my brothers, da'wah (calling to Islaam) is to be done by your actions, as you are commanded to do it with your speech. However, da'wah through actions will be more effective than da'wah which is merely done with speech. So I say again, that those who practice Islaam in a wrong manner, they will create a false understanding of Islaam in people's view. Allaah - the Most High - has said about those who invite to what is correct, but do not practice themselves:

"O you who believe! Why do you say that which you do not do. It is most hateful to Allaah that you say that which you do not do." [Soorah as-Saff 61:2-3]

By Shaykh 'Abdul-'Azîz Ibn Bâz rahimahullah

May Allah guide us all and keep us on the straight path of Islam, protect us from the evil whispers of Satan, make easy for us all the acts of worship and help us - attain righteousness.

[GangstaBoo]

thats good topic sis

[FULL_MOON]

[quote]who practice Islaam in a wrong manner, they will create a false understanding of Islaam in people's view[/quote]

I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU ON THAT ISSUE ABAAYO, GOOD TOPIC BTW .

[simplicity-]

jazakallah khairan sis

[Mowhawk]

Thank you sister, although none of us is perfect, but here we have guys who need themselves dawa as they spew post after post hatred, swearing and etc. They have no respect for themselves and the religion they claim to represent. Many Muslims here behaving very badly.

Speaking of respect, it is one of the most important requirements for dawah work:

"Invite (all) to the Way of thy Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching; and argue with them in ways that are best and most gracious: for thy Lord knoweth best, who have strayed from His Path, and who receive guidance." (16:125)


It's also important to:

Try and answer all questions as intelligently as you can. It really helps in this regard to know Islam as thoroughly as possible, and to understand why things are the way they are in Islam (e.g., understanding historical and religious contexts). Unfortunately, this is a problem for many Muslims have...not knowing Islam that well.

Work to engage in dialogue, not just prove that Islam is the best religion for them to follow. Dawah can be a long-term commitment (months, years). Don't expect overnight conversions.

Not be afraid to say "I don't know" when you really don't know what an answer is (although try to find out the answer and get back to the questioner as quickly as you can), or refer them to a learned person.

Understand that people may vehemently disagree with you, to the point of trying to bait you into making emotional responses. In such cases, remember:

(A) The verse quoted above, (B) that you are a representative of Islam and, as such, should strive to represent Islam as best you can, and (C) that some people have no real interest in learning about Islam and should be avoided. (This is something that I've learned from internet: ignore those people as best you can because their perpetual ignorance makes them not worth debating and your life will be much less stressful.) Don't argue/swear wih them.

It is not perfect, but from experience I know it works.

[simplicity-]

thank u mo.

TO THE TOP .

[optimist_1]

Bismillah

Mansha allah

[simplicity-]

to the top .asalaam