Britexpat I agree with you in the sense that if a person actually implements in his life the same good deeds he is inviting others to follow; or if he possess the same characteristics (e.g. honesty, bravery etc.) that he is inviting others to instill in their lives, then his message (or da’wah) might have a more profound effect in the hearts of those whom he is calling. His call indeed will have a greater resonance.
There is an excellent book called “Awakening” which outlines many of the fundamentals of da’wah taken from a series of lectures by Sheikh al-‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him and all the great scholars). The point you have mentioned has been mentioned repeatedly through-out the text and is an excellent point.
In addition, Allah tells us about the words of His Prophet Shu’ayb (as) who said:
"I desire not to do behind your backs that which I ask you not to do..."(Qur'an 11:88)
So there *should* be consistency; the point however I made in my previous post (in concurrence with what Abu American said) is that *even* if a person is not fulfilling all of the good traits, or if he is falling short and committing sins, he must still *advise* others to do good and refrain from evil (even if he himself is incapable).
Likewise, suppose a person who is committing adultery comes to me and says “Brother, stay far away from adultery, it is destructive sin” - I should, with humility, thank him for his advice. Why? Because it is good advise and good reminder, regardless if it coming from one who is comitting it! :)
I should not shun him and say “who are you to advise me” - because doing that is tantamount to arrogance - which the Prophet (p) said the one with an atoms weight of arrogance will not enter paradise.
Allah knows best :)
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Britexpat I agree with you in the sense that if a person actually implements in his life the same good deeds he is inviting others to follow; or if he possess the same characteristics (e.g. honesty, bravery etc.) that he is inviting others to instill in their lives, then his message (or da’wah) might have a more profound effect in the hearts of those whom he is calling. His call indeed will have a greater resonance.
There is an excellent book called “Awakening” which outlines many of the fundamentals of da’wah taken from a series of lectures by Sheikh al-‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him and all the great scholars). The point you have mentioned has been mentioned repeatedly through-out the text and is an excellent point.
In addition, Allah tells us about the words of His Prophet Shu’ayb (as) who said:
"I desire not to do behind your backs that which I ask you not to do..."(Qur'an 11:88)
So there *should* be consistency; the point however I made in my previous post (in concurrence with what Abu American said) is that *even* if a person is not fulfilling all of the good traits, or if he is falling short and committing sins, he must still *advise* others to do good and refrain from evil (even if he himself is incapable).
Likewise, suppose a person who is committing adultery comes to me and says “Brother, stay far away from adultery, it is destructive sin” - I should, with humility, thank him for his advice. Why? Because it is good advise and good reminder, regardless if it coming from one who is comitting it! :)
I should not shun him and say “who are you to advise me” - because doing that is tantamount to arrogance - which the Prophet (p) said the one with an atoms weight of arrogance will not enter paradise.
Allah knows best :)
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You can find me on facebook. Amar Chaudhary, location, Qatar.
"I’d say in a given week I probably only do about 15 minutes of real actual work." - Peter, Office Space