Works of Abul Baraa Muhamad Amreeki

2 responses to “Reminder for all those Callers of Islam in the West. Who put Speech and Action before Knowledge, and they are busy with Calling and teaching others about the Deen.”

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   Umm Hijrah

   March 6, 2017

   What about the callers to Islam who speak and advise but they themselves are far from acting upon what they call the people to. What do we say of those people?

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      Abul Baraa Muhammad Amreeki

      March 18, 2017

      Sister Umm Hijrah Amatullah Armand, those type of people you remind them and make dua for them, Allah knows the Unseen and what people do hidden and in the public. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “The religion is nasehah (sincerity).” We said, “To whom?” He (peace be upon him) said, “To Allah, His Book, His Messenger, and to the leaders of the Muslims and their common folk.”
      [Muslim].

      Ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy on him) said:

      One of the qualities and characteristics that the daa‘iyah (the one who calls others to Allah) should – indeed must – have is that he must act upon what he calls people to and he should be a good example of what he is promoting. He should not be one of those who call people to something then fail to do it themselves, or who tell people not to do something, then do it. That is the state of the losers; we seek refuge with Allah from that. As for the believers who will succeed, they call people to the truth and act in accordance with it, striving and hastening to attain it, and keeping away from that which they tell others not to do.

      from Majmoo‘ Fataawa Ibn Baaz, 1/346

      For the one who falls short by sinning and he is calling to Allah enjoining what is right and forbidden what is wrong, and he falls into sin, rather he should seek forgiveness of his sins and continue to call to Allah, as stated in this fatwaa:

      The Standing Committee was asked:

      If I exhort my brothers and warn them against certain sins, but I myself fall into those sins, am I regarded as a hypocrite?

      The Committee replied: You have to repent from sins and exhort your brothers to avoid them. It is not permissible for you to commit sins and fail to advise your brothers, because this is combining two sins. You have to repent to Allah from that whilst still advising your brothers. That is not hypocrisy, but you have fallen into something for which Allah criticises those who do it, as He, may He be glorified, says (interpretation of the meaning):

      “O you who believe! Why do you say that which you do not do?

      Most hateful it is with Allah that you say that which you do not do”

      [as-Saff 61:2-3]

      “Enjoin you Al-Birr (piety and righteousness and each and every act of obedience to Allah) on the people and you forget (to practise it) yourselves, while you recite the Scripture! Have you then no sense?”

      [al-Baqarah 2:44].

      From Fataawa al-Lajnah ad-Daa’imah, 12/2

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