Inviting Others to Islam
Chapter 3
Qualities of one who calls
people to Islam
8674: Jamaa'at al-Tableegh _
pros and cons
Question:
What is the ruling on the 40 days and 4
months to the different part of world to call
muslim brothers towards duties of islam.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
"Jamaa'at al-Tableegh" is one of the groups
that are working for Islam. Their efforts in
calling people to Allaah (da'wah) cannot be
denied. But like many other groups they make
some mistakes, and some points should be noted
concerning them. These points may be summed up
as follows, noting that these mistakes may vary
within this group, depending on the environment
and society in which they find themselves. In
societies in which knowledge and scholars are
prevalent and the madhhab of Ahl al-Sunnah
wa'l-Jamaa'ah is widespread, the mistakes are
much less; in other societies these mistakes may
be greater. Some of their mistakes are:
1 _ Not adopting the `aqeedah of Ahl
al-Sunnah wa'l-Jamaa'ah. This is clearly seen
from the variations in the `aqeedah of some of
their members and even of some of their leaders.
2 _ Their not paying attention to shar'i
knowledge.
3 _ Their misinterpretation of some Qur'aanic
verses in a manner that was not intended by
Allaah. For example they interpret the verses on
jihad as referring to "going out for da'wah".
The verses which mentioned the word khurooj
(going out) etc. are interpreted by them as
meaning going out for da'wah.
4 _ They make their system of going out for
da'wah an act of worship. So they started to
misquote the Qur'aan to support their system
which specifies certain numbers of days and
months. This system, which they think is based
on evidence from Qur'aan, is widespread among
them in all countries and environments.
5 _ They do some things that go against
sharee'ah, such as appointing one of them to
make du'aa' for them whilst the group goes out
for da'wah, and they think that their success or
failure depends on whether or not this man was
sincere and his du'aa' accepted.
6 _ Da'eef (weak) and mawdoo' (fabricated)
ahaadeeth are widespread among them, and this is
not befitting for those who aim to call people
to Allaah.
7 _ They do not speak of munkaraat (evil
things), thinking that enjoining what is good is
sufficient. Hence we find that they do not speak
about evils that are widespread among the
people, even though the slogan of this ummah _
which they continually repeat _ is:
"Let there arise out of you a group of
people inviting to all that is good (Islam),
enjoining Al-Ma`roof (i.e. Islamic Monotheism
and all that Islam orders one to do) and
forbidding Al-Munkar (polytheism and disbelief
and all that Islam has forbidden). And it is
they who are the successful"
[Aal `Imraan 3:104 _ interpretation of the
meaning]
The successful are those who enjoin what is
good and forbid what is evil, not just those who
do only one of the two.
8 _ Some of them fall into self-admiration
and arrogance, which leads them to look down on
others, and even to look down on the scholars
and describe them as inactive and sleeping, or
to show off. So you find them talking about how
they went out and travelled, and they saw such
and such, which leads to unfavourable results,
as we have mentioned.
9 _ They regard going out for da'wah as
better than many acts of worship such as jihad
and seeking knowledge, even though those things
are obligatory duties, or may be obligatory for
some people but not others.
10 _ Some of them audaciously issue fatwas,
and discuss tafseer and hadeeth. That is because
they allow each one of them to address the
people and explain to them. This leads to them
speak audaciously on matters of sharee'ah. So
the inevitably speak of the meaning of a ruling,
hadeeth or verse when they have not read
anything about it, or listened to any of the
scholars. And some of them are new Muslims or
have only recently come back to Islam.
11- Some of them are negligent with regard to
the rights of their children and wives. We have
discussed the seriousness of this matter in the
answer to question no. 3043.
Hence the scholars do not allow people to go
out with them, except for those who want to help
them and correct the mistakes that they have
fallen into.
We should not keep the people away from them
altogether, rather we must try to correct their
mistakes and advise them so that their efforts
will continue and they will be correct according
to the Qur'aan and Sunnah.
There follow the fatwas of some of the
scholars concerning Jamaa'at al-Tableegh:
1 _ Shaykh `Abd al-`Azeez ibn Baaz said:
Jamaa'at al-Tableegh do not have proper
understanding of the issues of `aqeedah, so it
is not permissible to go out with them, except
for one who has knowledge and understanding of
the correct `aqeedah of Ahl al-Sunnah
wa'l-Jamaa'ah, so that he can guide them and
advise them, and cooperate with them in doing
good, because they are very active, but they
need more knowledge and someone who can guide
them of those who have knowledge of Tawheed and
the Sunnah. May Allaah bless us all with proper
understanding of Islam and make us steadfast in
adhering to it. Majmoo' Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn
Baaz, 8/331
2 _ Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan said:
Going out for the sake of Allaah does not
refer to the kind of going out that they mean
nowadays. Going out for the sake of Allaah means
going out to fight. What they call going out
nowadays is a bid'ah (innovation) that was not
narrated from the salaf.
Going out to call people to Allaah cannot be
limited to a certain number of days, rather one
should call people to Allaah according to one's
abilities, without limiting that to a group or
to forty days or more or less than that.
Similarly the daa'iyah must have knowledge.
It is not permissible for a person to call
people to Allaah when he is ignorant. Allaah
says (interpretation of the meaning):
"Say (O Muhammad): This is my way; I
invite unto Allaah (i.e. to the Oneness of
Allaah — Islamic Monotheism) with sure
knowledge" [Yoosuf 12:108]
i.e., with knowledge, because the caller must
know that to which he calls people, what is
obligatory, mustahabb, haraam and makrooh. He
has to know what shirk, sin, kufr, immorality
and disobedience are; he has to know the degrees
of denouncing evil and how to do it.
The kind of going out that distracts people
from seeking knowledge is wrong, because seeking
knowledge is an obligation, and it can only be
achieved by learning, not by inspiration. This
is one of the misguided Sufi myths, because
action without knowledge is misguidance, and
hoping to acquire knowledge without learning is
an illusion.
From Thalaath Mihaadaraat fi'l-`Ilm
wa'l-Da'wah.
And Allaah knows best.
Islam Q&A (www.islam-qa.com)
6913: The wife of a Daaiyah
is complaining because her husband is so busy
Question:
brother iam involved in Dawaa now and my wife
complains that i have more responsibilty to her
and kid and i need to devote more time to her
and kids. I fulfill my responsibilities and work
and also spent time with her, but she is not
happy with it, so kindly guide me that what i
need to do here? slow down which i cant because
she doesnot like whenever i go or stop since
Allah nows the best.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah. This ummah is the nation
of moderation and balance, so everyone who
belongs to this ummah must be like that in all
areas of his life.
At the same time as we are hearing of some
Muslims who spend most of their time away from
their families _ whether for da'wah or for
travelling or some other permissible purpose _
we are also hearing of the opposite, where some
people stay with their families all the time and
never devote any time to calling others to
Allaah.
Just as a man's family has rights over him
that he should not neglect, other people,
Muslims and non-Muslims _ also have rights over
him which he should not ignore..
It was reported from al-Hasan that
`Ubayd-Allaah ibn Ziyaad visited Ma'qil ibn
Yassaar during his final illness. Ma'qil said to
him, I will tell you a hadeeth which I heard
from the Messenger of Allaah (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him). I heard the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) say:
"There is no person to whom Allaah has given
people to take care of, and he fails to take
care of them properly, but he will not smell the
fragrance of Paradise." (Narrated by
al-Bukhaari, 6731; Muslim, 142)
`Abd-Allaah ibn `Umar said: the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
said:
"Each of you is a shepherd and each of you
will be questioned [about those under his care].
The leader is a shepherd and will be questioned.
A man is the shepherd of his family and will be
questioned. A woman is the shepherd of her
husband's house and she will be questioned. A
slave is the shepherd of his master's wealth and
will be questioned. Each of you is a shepherd
and each of you will be questioned [about those
under his care]." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari,
4892; Muslim, 1829).
Many women wish that their husbands would not
go out and leave them, not even to pray (in the
mosque)! So how about to call people to Allaah?
A woman said in the past: Three co-wives would
be easier for me than my husband's library!
Because her husband was fond of learning and
reading.
So she should not be given everything she
wants; the matter should be referred to what
Allaah loves and wants.
In the case of some acts of worship, the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) told us not to go beyond what is prescribed
in sharee'ah, for fear that the rights of others
_ above all the family _ may be affected because
of that. A number of ahaadeeth were narrated
concerning this matter, such as:
`Awn ibn Abi Juhayfah narrated that his
father said: the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) established brotherhood
(mu'aakhah) between Salmaan and Abu'l-Dardaa'.
Salmaan visited Abu'l-Dardaa' and noticed that
Umm al-Dardaa' appeared scruffy and unkempt
(this was before the aayah of hijaab was
revealed). He said to her, What is the matter
with you? She said, Your brother Abu'l-Dardaa'
has no need of this world. Then Abu'l-Dardaa'
came (to visit him). He made some food for him,
and said, Eat. [Abu'l-Dardaa'] said, I am
fasting. [Salmaan] said, I will not eat until
you eat. So he ate. When night came,
Abu'l-Dardaa' went to pray qiyaam, but [Salmaan]
said to him, Sleep, so he slept. Then he wanted
to get up for qiyaam, but [Salmaan] said, Sleep.
When the last part of the night came, Salmaan
said, Now get up. So they prayed, then Salmaan
said to him, Your Lord has a right over you,
your soul has a right over you and your wife has
a right over you, so give each one his due. He
[Abu'l-Dardaa'] went to the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) and told him
about that. The Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) said, "Salmaan is right."
(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1867).
`Abd-Allaah ibn `Amr ibn al-`Aas (may Allaah
be pleased with them both) said: the Messenger
of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) said to me, "O `Abd-Allaah, have I not
heard that you fast all day and pray all night?"
I said, yes, O Messenger of Allaah. He said, "Do
not do that. Fast and break your fast, pray
qiyaam and sleep, for your body has a right over
you, your eyes have a right over you, your wife
has a right over you and your visitors have a
right over you. It is sufficient for you to fast
three days of every month. For every good deed
(hasanah) you will be rewarded tenfold, so that
will be like fasting for an entire lifetime."
But I went to extremes and made things hard for
myself. I said, O Messenger of Allaah, I can do
more than that. He said, "Then observe the fast
of the Prophet of Allaah, Dawood (peace be upon
him), and no more." I said, What is the fast of
the Prophet of Allaah, Dawood (peace be upon
him)? He said, "Half a lifetime." After he grew
old, `Abd-Allaah used to say, I wish that I had
taken the easier option which the Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) offered me.
(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1874; Muslim, 1159).
In these ahaadeeth you can see how the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) advised moderation in fasting, praying
qiyaam and reading Qur'aan _ for those who were
doing a lot and neglecting their families'
rights. He was drawing attention to the rights
of others, including wives and families.
Whoever organizes his time and pays due
attention to everyone who has a right over him,
should not worry about who is happy and who is
not. Do not let da'wah activities take over your
life and occupy all your time, but do not listen
to your wife and give them up altogether.
One of the things that may help you is to get
your wife involved in da'wah activities. Ask her
to listen to a tape and summarize it, or to read
a book and write down what she has learnt from
it, or ask her to attend a study circle or take
part in women's da'wah activities at the Islamic
centre or attend women's seminars held in
parallel with the men's seminars, etc., so that
she will feel that she is sharing these
activities with you, and she will not feel bored
because her husband is away.
Another issue to bear in mind is that you
have to help her to understand that she will
have a share in the reward if she is patient
with you and creates the right atmosphere for
you to learn and engage in da'wah. The
Sahaabiyyaat (women of the Sahaabah) used to
take care of their husband's houses and children
when the men went out for jihaad; they would
serve their husband's guests when they came to
visit. If a woman takes care of her husband's
house when he goes out to seek knowledge or
engage in da'wah or jihaad, and she serves the
seekers of knowledge and daa'iyahs who come to
visit him by honouring them and preparing food
for them, then she will have a great reward for
that. Allaah may admit three people to Paradise
because of a single arrow: the one who makes it
with a good intention and the one who hands it
over _ not just the one who shoots it. If a wife
understands and remembers this, it will make it
much easier for her to bear it when her husband
is absent or busy.
We will end with the story of a great woman,
Asmaa' bint Abi Bakr As-Siddeeq, and see what
she used to do when her husband was busy with
jihaad and da'wah and taking care of the affairs
of the Islamic state with the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him):
Asmaa' bint Abi Bakr (may Allaah be pleased
with them both) said: I got married to al-Zubayr
and he owned nothing in this world apart from a
camel for carrying water and a horse. I used to
feed his horse, and bring water, and prepare his
saddle, and make dough, but I was not good at
baking; some women of the Ansaar who were my
neighbours used to bake my bread for me, and
they were good women. I used to bring the dates
from some land which the Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) had
given to al-Zubayr, carrying them on my head.
(The land) was two-thirds of a farsakh
[parasang=approx. 3 miles] away. One day I was
coming with the dates on my head, and I met the
Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) with a group of the Ansaar.
He called me and made his camel kneel down so
that I could ride behind him. But I felt too shy
to go with the men, and I remembered al-Zubayr
and how jealous he was, for he was the most
jealous of men. The Messenger of Allaah (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) realized
that I felt too shy, so he went on his way. I
came to al-Zubayr and told him that I had met
the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) whilst I was carrying the
dates on my head, and there was a group of his
companions with him. He made his camel kneel
down so that I could ride on it, but I felt too
shy, because I remembered your jealousy. He
said, By Allaah, your having to carry the dates
is harder for me than your riding with him.
Later on, Abu Bakr sent a servant who took care
of the horse, and it was as if I had been set
free from slavery. (Narrated by
al-Bukhaari,4823).
We ask Allaah to reform the affairs of the
Muslims and make things right between husbands
and wives. May Allaah bless our Prophet
Muhammad. And Allaah knows best. Sheikh Muhammed
Salih Al-Munajjid (www.islam-qa.com)
37809: Advice for a trainee
teacher
Question:
I am a female student about to start teaching
in schools as part of my training be a teacher
(training in the field). What advice can you
give me?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
We ask Allaah to make you steadfast in doing
good and to make you successful and wise. The
most important advice we can give you is:
1- To fear Allaah in private and in public,
when coming in and going out, and in all your
affairs.
2- Do the best that you can in your work, for
Allaah loves when anyone does something for him
to do it well. [Hadeeth narrated by al-Bayhaqi
in Shu'ab al-Eemaan, and classed as hasan
by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami'].
3- Intend when doing your work to benefit
people and help them, and seek to use the halaal
money that you will earn after you graduate in
ways that will please Allaah.
4- Give sincere advice to the students you
will meet, and do not underestimate the impact
that a sincere word may have, for how many of
those who repent and become devout and righteous
took the first step on that path because of a
single word.
5- Carry some useful pamphlets, booklets and
tapes with you, and give them to your colleagues
and the people who are studying with you, so as
to spread your goodness and increase your
reward.
6- Make a lot of du'aa', asking Allaah to
guide you, for there is no strength, no power
and no success, except with Allaah.
And Allaah knows best. Islam Q&A
(www.islam-qa.com)
9431: Ruling on describing
those who are committed to the religion as
fundamentalists and extremists
Question:
It has become common in some of the media to
accuse the youth of the Islamic revival of being
extremists and fundamentalists. What is your
opinion of this?
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
Whatever the case, this is a mistake that has
come from the east and the west, from the
Christians, communists and Jews, and others who
try to put people off the call to Allaah and its
supporters, and who want to be unfair to the
da'wah by calling it extremism or fundamentalism
or whatever other names they give it.
Undoubtedly calling people to Allaah is the
religion of the Messengers, it is their path and
their way. The people of knowledge are obliged
to call others to Allaah and to be active in
doing so. The youth are obliged to fear Allaah
and to adhere to the truth, not to go to
extremes or be harsh. It may so happen that some
of the youth are ignorant, so they go to
extremes in some matters, or they are lacking in
knowledge, so they are negligent in some other
matters. But all the youth and others, such as
the scholars, must fear Allaah and seek the
truth with evidence (daleel), i.e., what Allaah
and His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) said; they must beware of bid'ah
(reprehensible innovations) and exaggeration.
They must also beware of ignorance and
shortcomings. No one among them is infallible,
and some of the people may err by doing too much
or by falling short. But that does not mean that
everyone is at fault; the fault rests with those
who make the mistake.
But the enemies of Allaah among the
Christians and others who are following in their
wake have made this a means of attacking the
da'wah and putting an end to it, by accusing its
people of being extremists and fundamentalists.
What does "fundamentalism" mean?
If they are fundamentalists in the sense that
they adhere to the fundamentals or basic
principles (usool), to what Allaah and His
Messenger said, then this is praise, not
condemnation. Adhering to the fundamentals, the
Book of Allaah and the Sunnah of His Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), is
commendable and cannot be condemned. What is to
be condemned is when people overdo things or
fall short, when they go to extremes or are
harsh or do not do what they have to do _ this
is what is to be condemned. But the person who
adheres to the right principles, derived from
the Book of Allaah and the Sunnah of His
Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him), is not at fault; this is perfect and is to
be praised. This is what is obligatory upon
seekers of knowledge and those who call others
to Allaah: they should adhere to the
fundamentals from the Book of Allaah and the
Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him), and whatever they know of
the basic principles of fiqh, `aqeedah and
hadeeth, whatever can be used as evidence
(daleel). They have to have basic principles
which they follow. Describing the daayi'ahs as
fundamentalists is a general word which does not
mean anything apart from condemning them and
putting people off. Fundamentalism is not a bad
thing, in fact it is something good.
If the seeker of knowledge adheres to the
fundamentals, paying attention to them and
staying up at night to study them from the Book
of Allaah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and what
the scholars have stated, there is nothing wrong
with that. But going to extremes in following
bid'ah is what is wrong, and going to extremes
of ignorance and falling short is also wrong.
The daa'iyahs are obliged to adhere to the
fundamentals of sharee'ah and adhere to the
middle course to which Allaah has guided them,
for Allaah has made them an ummah justly
balanced (cf. Al-Baqarah 2:143). So the
daa'iyahs have to be justly balanced, treading a
middle course between exaggeration and
negligence. They have to be steadfast in
adhering to the truth, and to adhere to it on
the basis of shar'i evidence (daleel). There
should be neither exaggeration nor negligence,
but the moderation that Allaah has enjoined.
Majmoo' Fataawa wa Maqaalaat Mutanawwi'ah li
Samaahat al-Shaykh al-`Allaamah `Abd al-`Azeez
ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him), p. 233
(www.islam-qa.com)
21730: Women and da'wah
Question:
What do you say about calling people to
Allaah (da'wah) with regard to women?
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
Women, like men, are obliged to call people
to Allaah and to enjoin what is good and forbid
what is evil, because the texts of the Qur'aan
and Sunnah indicate that, and the words of the
scholars clearly state that. So women have to
call people to Allaah and enjoin what is good
and forbid what is evil, following the
guidelines of sharee'ah, just as men are
required to do. A woman should not be deterred
from calling people to Allaah by feelings of
anxiety or lack of patience because of some
people looking down on her, insulting her or
mocking her. Rather she has to put up with that
and be patient. If she thinks that people are
mocking her or making fun of her in some way,
then she should pay attention to something else,
which is that she should be the best example of
observing hijaab in front of non-mahram men and
avoiding mixing freely. She should be careful to
ensure that her da'wah is free of anything
reprehensible. If she makes da'wah to men she
must do so whilst observing hijaab and without
being alone with any non-mahram man. If she
makes da'wah to women, she must call them wisely
and making sure that her attitude and behaviour
is above suspicion so that no one will criticize
her or ask, "why doesn't she start with
herself?" She has to keep away from clothing
that will distract people, and avoid all kinds
of fitnah (temptation) such as displaying her
beauty or speaking in a soft manner, for which
she may be criticized. She must take care to
call people to Allaah in a manner which will not
harm her religious commitment or her reputation.
Shaykh `Abd al-`Azeez ibn Baaz, al-Fataawa
al-Jaami'ah li'l-Mar'ah al-Muslimah, p. 1010.
(www.islam-qa.com)
2023: Upon whom is it
obligatory to call to Allah?
Question:
Is calling to Allah obligatory on every
Muslim, be a man or a woman, or is propagation
confined to scholars and knowledge seekers?
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
If one is knowledgeable of what he is
propagating, it does not matter whether he is a
great scholar, a knowledge seeker, or a common
Muslim. The Prophet, Peace and blessings be upon
him said, "Report from me even if a verse.
Therefore, the caller to faith does not have to
be of great knowledge, but one should be
knowledgeable of what he is calling to otherwise
one be a caller with sheer passion, which is not
allowed. Those people are apt to falling into
dangerous abyss: preventing what Allah has
permitted and imposing what He has not imposed.
This is devastating because prohibiting
something that has been made legal by Allah is
similar to legalizing something He has
prevented.
Sheikh Ibn Othaimeen (www.islam-qa.com)
3759: He is involved in
Da'wah but feels that he is a hypocrite and weak
in faith
Question:
I have a VERY important and urgent question.
I would really like a DETAILED answer as your
answer could change my life !!! Mail me if you
want more information.
Please be patient with
the length of my question as I believe the more
I inform you the better you can answer the
question.
I live in the West and I was born
in a Muslim family. From my early teenage years
I became active in Islam. Even from a young age
I believed in Islam and I even wondered how
people went to sleep without praying !!
I'm
now much older and I have changed completely. My
belief in Islam and even in Allah has
disappeared. Basically I have become an outright
hypocrite of the worst kind. I stay away from
women but not pornography. I am prepared and
trying to give that up and that maybe the cause
of my fall but I've noticed that it's too late,
as this is now a branch of the problem and not
the root as the root of the problem is my belief
in Allah and Islam.
Sometimes I believe I am
crazy as I continuosly have erroneous thoughts
about God, where I came from, Islam, right and
wrong, etc.. I seem to be fighting between
belief and disbelief, especially during prayer.
I have not abandoned prayer, etc, but it
really does not benefit me any more. If you meet
me you'll think I'm practicing from my
appearance and speech, etc, I go to the mosque,
I fast, but really I'm a true hypocrite whom no
one knows. I cannot go on like this.
I actually actively give Dawah aswell to
non-muslims but in my heart I really disbelieve,
so why am I doing this ??? But when I directly
discuss Allah it hurts me due to my confusion as
I have lost my belief and find it hard to fake
belief at times !!!
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
You should know, my brother, that the most
essential thing for any person is his commitment
to Islam and his faith, and he will not be
harmed by whatever he misses out on of worldly
things if Allaah keeps his religion safe. Allaah
is the King of kings and is the One Who moves
the heart; He Alone is the One Who strengthens
the heart and makes it steadfast. For this
reason I advise you, my brother, to turn to
Allaah, for He is a loving and merciful Lord Who
is Compassionate towards His slaves. If you turn
to Him sincerely and pray with true longing and
ask Him to strengthen your faith and protect you
from the evil of the whispers of your own soul
and of the Shaytaan, then Allaah is Close and
responds to the prayers of those who call on
Him. Do not forget this important fact, for it
is a source of relief and a way out from your
problem, in sha Allaah. I would also like to
remind you of the virtues of reading Qur'aan and
reciting a lot of du'aa's, morning and evening,
for this will have a great effect in bringing
peace and comfort to your heart.
Avoid the things that will make you feel far
away from Allaah and bring you closer to the
Shaytaan and his whispers. One of these things
is what you mention in your question, namely
looking at pornography and so on, because if a
person persists in sin, it piles up in his heart
until it is overwhelmed with darkness and is not
affected by any exhortation or preaching. So
hasten to repent from this sin and others, and
fulfil the conditions of repentance properly. We
also advise you to avoid sitting with bad
company and in gatherings that could increase
your confusion or provoke your desires; look for
good people and keep company with them, because
a man will be on the religion of his friend.
It seems from your question that you are
suffering from a specific psychological problem,
either financial or social or otherwise, and
this is having an effect on this waswaas
(insinuating thoughts from Shaytaan) that you
are suffering. If this is indeed the case, we
advise you to treat this problem quickly,
because this may be a way of dealing with what
you are suffering from. We will help you as much
as we can, in sha Allaah.
What you are going through might be a kind of
depression or anxiety, for one reason or
another. You know that Allaah has not created a
disease without also creating the cure. It is
known that there are medicines that may be of
help, by the grace of Allaah, in treating this
kind of sickness. So ask about this kind of
medication from a psychiatrist.
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