The Merits of Dawah Part 1 [note]

 THE MERITS OF DAWAH

February-04-2012 / February 09 2012

- The word Dawah means to invite someone to Islam and it is for the Muslims
- There are 4 types of people you target for your Dawah
- When you invite a non-practicing Muslim it is called Wa'dha

Who are the people you target?

1. THE KAAFIR 3USLEE

- the extreme Soofi or Brelvis, when they come to Islam are coming anew
- they are reverts just like Christians, as well as Qadiyaanis and they are not Ahmedis

2. THE MURTAD - APOSTATE

- if a person is an apostate it is not necessary that we kill him
- we can invite him to Islam and if he does, we spared his life
- because Abu Bakr spared the lives of those that returned to Islam after apostating
- he accepted their return but did not trust them for jihad
- but Omar overruled this later on

Hadith says that whoever apostates from the Deen kill him

Krimah (RA) reported that Ali sentenced those who had apostatised from Islam to be burnt down. When Ibn Abbas (RA) learnt of it, he said, “If I was there then I would have had them killed because Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) had said, “He who changes his religion should be killed, I would not burn him because Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) had said, ‘ Do not punish with Allah’s punishment.” When Ali learnt of it, he said, “Ibn Abbas (RA), has spoken the truth.” [Tirmidhi 1463, Bukhari 3017]

- but you can’t go on a killing rampage in darul harb
- this is for darul Islam and the Qaadi gives the fatwa for the killing, not the layman

3. THE DEVIANT

- Ali gave Dawah to the deviant
- the Arabic word for it is Munharif

4. THE MUNAFIQ (HYPOCRITE)

- You might say how can you invite him?
- This is because the heart keeps turning over and over, the heart is called Qalb, meaning it changes
- and because of this Allah (Subhana wa ta'ala) taught you to say “cause not our hearts to deviate after guidance”

(They say): "Our Lord! Let not our hearts deviate (from the truth) after You have guided us, and grant us mercy from You. Truly, You are the Bestower." (Aali Imran 3:8)

Omar left his house to kill the Prophet (ﷺ)
- then somebody told him to go and fix his household first, your own sister embraced Islam
- so he went there and started beating up the husband and sister and then she declared her Islam
- then Omar asked for what they were reciting and after he cleansed himself he was given to read it

Ta­ Ha. (1) We have not sent down the Qur'an unto you (O Muhammad ﷺ) to cause you distress, (2) But only as a Reminder to those who fear (Allah). (3)A revelation from Him (Allah) Who has created the earth and high heavens. (4) The Most Beneficent (Allah) Istawa (rose over) the (Mighty) Throne (in a manner that suits His Majesty). (Ta-Ha 20:1-5)

- These verses melted his heart and he asked to be taken to Muhammad (ﷺ)

Narrated that Aslam said: ‘Umar said to us, ‘I was the most severe of people against the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). Then one hot day at midday I was in one of the pathways of Makkah, and a man met me and said, “I am amazed at you, Ibn al-Khattab. You claim that you are like this and like this, and this matter has entered your own house.” I said, “What is that?” He said, “Your sister has become a Muslim.” So I went back in a fury and struck the door. Someone said, “Who is it?” I said, “‘Umar.” They hurried and hid from me. They had been reciting a page which they had and they abandoned it and forgot it. My sister got up to open the door, and I said to her, “Enemy of her own self, have you converted?” I struck her upon the head with something that I had in my hand so that the blood flowed and she cried. She said, “Ibn al-Khattab, whatever you are going to do, then do it, for I have converted.” I entered and sat down on the couch. Then I glanced at the page and said, “What is this? Give it to me.” She said, “You are not one of its people, you don’t clean yourself after intercourse, and this is a writing which none touches except for those who have purified themselves.” But I wouldn’t give up until she gave it to me. I opened it and there in it was, “In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate.” When I passed by one of the names of Allah, exalted is He, I became afraid of it and I put down the page. Then I came back to myself and picked up the page and there in it was, “There glorifies Allah that which is in the heavens and the earth,” and I became afraid. I read up until, “believe in Allah and His messenger!” (Qur’an 57: 1-7) and so I said, “I witness that there is no god but Allah,” and so they all came out to me hastily, saying, “Allahu Akbar!” and said, “Rejoice! Because the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), supplicated on Monday and said, ‘O Allah strengthen Your deen with whoever is the more beloved of the two men to You, either Abu Jahl ibn Hisham or ‘Umar.’” They directed me to the Prophet (ﷺ), in a house at the foot of as-Safa, and I went to it and knocked on the door. They said, “Who is it?” I said, “Ibn al-Khattab.” They knew my severity against the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), so nobody moved to open the door until he (ﷺ) said, “Open it for him.” They opened it for me, two men grabbed hold of me by the upper arms and brought me to the Prophet (ﷺ), who said, “Leave him alone.” Then he grabbed me by my shirt and dragged me forcibly towards him and said, “Accept Islam, Ibn al-Khattab. O Allah guide him,” and I bore witness and the Muslims said, “Allahu Akbar!” so loudly that it was heard in the valleys of Makkah.

‘They had been concealing themselves. I did not wish to see a man striking and being struck but that I experienced it myself and none of that touched me. I went to my uncle Abu Jahl ibn Hisham, who was one of the nobility, and knocked on his door. He said, “Who is it?” I said, “Ibn al-Khattab, and I have converted.” He said, “Don’t do it,” and slammed the door on me. I said, “This isn’t anything,” and went to one of the great ones of Quraysh, called out to him and he came out to me. I said to him the same as I had said to my uncle, he said to me the same as my uncle had said to me, went in and slammed the door on me. I said, “This isn’t anything, the Muslims are being struck and I am not being struck.” A man said to me, “Would you like your acceptance of Islam to be known?” I said, “Yes.” He said, “When people are seated in the Hijr go to so-and-so, a man who cannot possibly conceal a secret, and say to him, just between yourself and him, ‘I have converted,’ for it is very rare that he has ever concealed a secret.” I went and people had already gathered in the Hijr. I said, just between me and him, “I have converted.” He said, “Did you really do that?” I said, “Yes.” He cried at the top of his voice, “Ibn al-Khattab has converted.” They ran up to me; I was hitting them, they were hitting me and people gathered around me. Then my uncle said, “What is this group?” Someone said, “‘Umar has converted.” He stood upon the Hijr and indicated with the palm of his hand, “I have helped the son of my sister.” They dispersed from around me. I did not want to have seen any of the Muslims being struck and striking without seeing it myself, so I said, “This which has happened to me is nothing.” I went to my uncle and said, “Your help is returned to you,” and I continued to hit and be hit until Allah strengthened Islam.’ [related by al-Haythami in ‘Majma’ az-Zawa’id’ (Vol.9, pg.58) No. 14413, and in Al-Bazzar, at-Tabarani, Abu Nu‘aym in al-Hilyah, and al-Bayhaqi in ad-Dala’il]

Why did I mention this story?
- because the same Omar who wanted to go and kill the rasul (ﷺ)
- had a change of heart and took his Shahadah
- and when he did the Muslims had the courage to pray in public, all this happened before the day ended
- this is why the heart is called Qalb
- some people their hearts change for the better and some for the worse

O you who believe! Whoever from among you turns back from his religion (Islām), Allāh will bring a people whom He will love and they will love Him; humble towards the believers, stern towards the disbelievers, fighting in the Way of Allāh, and never afraid of the blame of the blamers. That is the Grace of Allāh which He bestows on whom He wills. And Allāh is All Sufficient for His creatures' needs, All Knower. (Al-Ma'idah 5:54)

- Allah (Subhana wa ta'ala) revealed this knowing that we will have apostates in the Deen
- Whoever of you believers turn back from Islam
- Allah (Subhana wa ta'ala) will replace you with people whom He loves and they love Him

Why did Allah reveal this Ayah?
- this is because Allah knows some people will turn apostate from their religion

On Judgment Day some people will come to the lake fount to drink
- and the prophet will recognise them, but the Angels will turn them back
- and tell the rasul (ﷺ) that he did not know what happened after he died

Abu Huraira narrated that the Prophet said, "On the Day of Resurrection a group of companions will come to me, but will be driven away from the Lake-Fount, and I will say, 'O Lord (those are) my companions!' It will be said, 'You have no knowledge as to what they innovated after you left; they turned apostate as renegades (reverted from Islam)." [Sahih Bukhari, Vol 8, Book 76, Hadith #585]

This is the Ayah to refute the Goofy Soofi who believe the prophet is alive in his grave
- this is a lie and this hadith is used to refute them
- why did the Angels tell him he did not know what they did?

You are like a Doctor when you are a Da'ee
- the doctor gives the medicine in the right dosage at the right time
- if you don’t do this you are not a wise Doctor
- the rasul told Muadh to teach Tauheed to the people of Yemen

Narrated By Ibn Abbas: When the Prophet sent Muadh to Yemen, he said to him, "You are going to a nation from the people of the Scripture, so let the first thing to which you will invite them, be the Tauhid of Allah. If they learn that, tell them that Allah has enjoined on them, five prayers to be offered in one day and one night. And if they pray, tell them that Allah has enjoined on them Zakat of their properties and it is to be taken from the rich among them and given to the poor. And if they agree to that, then take from them Zakat but avoid the best property of the people." [Sahih Bukhari, Vol 9, Book 93, Hadith #469]

- this is our Manhaj, to call for Tauheed in darul harb and not Shariah
- recently some people in the UK called for the killing of homosexuals in darul harb
- and they were arrested and charged for inciting killing of gays in darul harb

3 MUSLIM MEN CONVICTED OVER GAY HATE LEAFLETS:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/20/three-muslims-convicted-gay-hate-leaflets

- I told you before not to do this, but maybe these men did not attend the dars
- they are in this plight because their Manhaj is wrong, why call for Shariah in darul harb (i.e. UK)?
- people come to the room listen to dars and then go behind my back and do things
- when we ask you don’t bomb darul harb you refuse and then we see you arrested
- if you live among the kuffaar and you become fed up, make hijrah, that’s the best thing to do

When I was in UK a man married a woman he was not attracted to and he became impotent
- you deserve to be because you hear me say, “don’t marry without chemistry”
- but you go behind my back and do your own things

It’s very difficult to give Tarbiya
- this is why they deny you entry in Saudi Universities if you are old
- it is difficult to change people
- they attend dars and then do their own thing

You are a doctor giving the Dawah and Allah (Subhana wa ta'ala) told you

Then whoever disputes with you concerning him ['Iesa (Jesus)] after (all this) knowledge that has come to you, [i.e. 'Iesa (Jesus)] being a slave of Allah, and having no share in Divinity) say: (O Muhammad SAW) "Come, let us call our sons and your sons, our women and your women, ourselves and yourselves - then we pray and invoke (sincerely) the Curse of Allah upon those who lie." (Aali Imran 3:61)

- so we will invoke Allah's curse on the Christians, on the liars
- we say Jesus was a prophet, but you say no he is god and you did this at the counsel of Nicaea
- Allah (Subhana wa ta'ala) said to call upon each other and invoke Allah's curse on each other if one of you is lying
- is there any Christian who is brain dead to do this? because Allah (Subhana wa ta'ala) asked us to put the challenge
- It is called MUBAHALA
- you invoke the curse of Allah on you if you are lying
- and the Christian too will say, “may the curse of Allah be on me if am lying”
- so this is what you say to the kuffaar when making Dawah
- to be a Da'ee is the most noble and dignified job

And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims." (Fussilat 41:33)

- who can be better in speech than the one who calls to Allah (Subhana wa ta'ala)
- you are not inviting to trinity, lies, zandaqah
- you are inviting to authentic Tauheed
- to Qul Huwallahu Ahad, this surah is equal to a third of the Qur'an

Narrated By Abu Said Al-Khudri: A man heard another man reciting (Surat-Al-Ikhlas) 'Say He is Allah, (the) One.' (112. 1) repeatedly. The next morning he came to Allah's Apostle and informed him about it as if he thought that it was not enough to recite. On that Allah's Apostle said, "By Him in Whose Hand my life is, this Surah is equal to one-third of the Qur'an!" [Sahih Bukhari, Vol 6, Book 61, Hadith #533]

- so who can be better than the one who invites to Allah? because you are not inviting to zandaqah
- you say

Say (O Muhammad ﷺ): "This is my way; I invite unto Allah (i.e. to the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism) with sure knowledge, I and whosoever follows me (also must invite others to Allah i.e to the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism) with sure knowledge. And Glorified and Exalted be Allah (above all that they associate as partners with Him). And I am not of the Mushrikûn (polytheists, pagans, idolaters and disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah; those who worship others along with Allah or set up rivals or partners to Allah)." (Yusuf 12:108)

- say this is my way, I invite to the Oneness of Allah (Subhana wa ta'ala) with sure knowledge
- I and whosoever follows me must invite to each too with knowledge and I am not of the idolaters
- Tawheed is your way and you invite not with ignorance but knowledge
- you and those who follow you in your Jama'ah, you are the best Ummah, as Allah said in surah 3:110

You [true believers in Islamic Monotheism, and real followers of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and his Sunnah (legal ways, etc.)] are the best of peoples ever raised up for mankind; you enjoin Al-Ma'rûf (i.e. Islamic Monotheism and all that Islam has ordained) and forbid Al-Munkar (polytheism, disbelief and all that Islam has forbidden), and you believe in Allah… (Aali Imran 3:110)

- the Muslims, Christians and Jews worship the same God
- the Prophet (ﷺ) called the Jew a pagan, so where did they go wrong?
- they went astray in Tauheed Rububbiyya and in Tauheed Asma wa sifaat
- they say Allah (Subhana wa ta'ala) made tauba and He rested

And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. (Genesis 6:6) King James Version

And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. (Genesis 2:2) King James Version

- they went astray with regards to Tauheed Haakimiyya
- They make halal haram and haram halal and their priest and rabbi do this and they worship them
- You will say Jews don’t worship false deities

Imam Ahmad, At-Tirmidhi and Ibn Jarir At-Tabari recorded a Hadith via several chains of narration, from 'Adi bin Hatim (RA), who became a Christian during the time of Jahiliyya. When the call of the Messenger of Allah reached his area, 'Adi ran away to Ash-Sham, and his sister and several of his people were captured. The Messenger of Allah freed his sister and gave her gifts. So she went to her brother and encouraged him to become Muslim and to go to the Messenger of Allah. 'Adi, who was one of the chiefs of his people (the tribe of Tai') and whose father, Hatim At-Ta’i, was known for his generosity, went to Al-Madinah. When the people announced his arrival, 'Adi went to the Messenger of Allah wearing a silver cross around his neck. The Messenger of Allah recited this Ayah; They took their rabbis and their monks to be their lords besides Allah. 'Adi commented, "I said, ‘They did not worship them.’" The Prophet said, ((Yes they did. They (rabbis and monks) prohibited the allowed for them (Christians and Jews) and allowed the prohibited, and they obeyed them. This is how they worshiped them.)) … They took their rabbis and their monks to be their lords besides Allah… that the Christians and Jews obeyed their monks and rabbis in whatever they allowed or prohibited for them…" (Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Eng Abridged), First Edition: May 2000], Volume 4, pp. 409-410)

- the rasul (ﷺ) called the Jew a pagan and told him to get back at the battle of Badr

It has been narrated on the authority of 'Aisha, wife of the Holy Prophet (ﷺ), who said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) set out for Badr. When he reached Harrat-ul-Wabara (a place four miles from Medina) a man met him who was known for his valour and courage. The Companions of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) were pleased to see him. He said: I have come so that I may follow you and get a share from the booty. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to him: Do you believe in Allah and His Apostle? He said: No. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Go back, I will not seek help from a Mushrik (polytheist). He went on until we reached Shajara, where the man met him again. He asked him the same question again and the man gave him the same answer. He said: Go back. I will not seek help from a Mushrik. The man returned and overtook him at Baida'? He asked him as he had asked previously: Do you believe in Allah and His Apostle? The man said: Yes. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to him: Then come along with us. [Sahih Muslim, Book 19, Hadith #4472]

- what is this god that they worship? it is hawa

Have you seen him who takes his own lust (vain desires) as his ilah (god), and Allah knowing (him as such), left him astray, and sealed his hearing and his heart, and put a cover on his sight. Who then will guide him after Allah? Will you not then remember? (Al-Jathiyah 45:23)

- the rasul (ﷺ) said to a Jew "you’re a pagan"
- the Jews always try to pull stunts on Allah (Subhana wa ta'ala)
- when they were told not to work on a Saturday, they set fishnets to catch the fish

Say (O Muhammad ﷺ to the people of the Scripture): "Shall I inform you of something worse than that, regarding the recompense from Allah: those (Jews) who incurred the Curse of Allah and His Wrath, those of whom (some) He transformed into monkeys and swines, those who worshipped Taghût (false deities); such are worse in rank (on the Day of Resurrection in the Hell­fire), and far more astray from the Right Path (in the life of this world)." (Al-Ma'idah 5:60)

- some people spend all the life making furniture, building houses, making cars in a factory
- these are noble jobs
- some people spend all their lives extracting rotten teeth (dentist)
- some people spend all their lives saving other people from the hellfire
- Yusuf Qardari (zindeeq) passed a fatwah saying
- the Taliban shouldn’t have blown it up the Buddha statue because it is a heritage

"The Taleban should focus on fighting poverty, diseases, unemployment and bloodshed on its soil and not on destroying relics, which are a living lesson of history," said Sheikh

Youssif al-Qaradawi:
http://www.islamfortoday.com/taleban1.htm

- not every Shaikh is good, stop worshipping personalities and worship Allah

SHAIKH FAWZAAN CLAIMS THE GREATEST JIHAD IS TO KILL MUJAHIDEEN:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wwJPZTDJw8


SATANIC FATWA OF BIN BAAZ:
http://millatibraheem.wordpress.com/2008/10/09/satanic-fatwa-of-bin-baz-and-some-remarks/

- this fatwah has no evidence just Aql, many of you fall into shirk by following personalities
- and you think that your Shaikhs are infallible and don’t question them
- even the angels question Allah (Subhana wa ta'ala)

And (remember) when your Lord said to the angels: "Verily, I am going to place (mankind) generations after generations on earth." They said: "Will You place therein those who will make mischief therein and shed blood, - while we glorify You with praises and thanks (Exalted be You above all that they associate with You as partners) and sanctify You." He (Allah) said: "I know that which you do not know." (Al-Baqarah 2:30)

- Shaikh Albani died on the wrong Aqeedah as well as Bin Baz
- Bin Baz died believing there is Shariah in Saudi Arabia and we have riba banks in Saudi

Algeria Islamic Salvation Front Won Election:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algerian_Civil_War

Umar ibn al-Khattab said, 'I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), say, "Actions only go by intentions. Everyone gets what they intend..." [Al-Bukhari (1) and Muslim (4692)]

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "Riba has seventy segments, the least serious being equivalent to a man committing adultery with his own mother." [Ibn Majah (Vol. 3, pg. 337) No. 2274 and Mustadrak Al-Hakim (Vol. 2, pg. 43) No. 2259]

- you the MADkhalis your Shaikhs died on the wrong Aqeedah as well
- they went to Bin Baz for a fatwah (using democracy instead of Shariah)
- when you point a finger at Abu Hanifa, we can bring a mountain of evidence against your Shaikhs
- they want you to blind follow their trinity, when you blind follow a Shaikh, you have become a Mureed
- even if a Shaikh tells you to drink your own urine, “be quiet listen and obey” (blind follower)

When those who were followed, disown (declare themselves innocent of) those who followed (them), and they see the torment, then all their relations will be cut off from them. (Al-Baqarah 2:166)

- on Judgment day, Allah  (Subhana wa ta'ala) will dump the scholars, as well as the students following into the hellfire
- to believe in Allah doesn’t make you anything special, when you reject to Taghoot, then that is special
- in 1970's when communisms was in its peak, many Muslims died as communist
- to believe in Allah isn’t enough to make you a Muslim, we are not impressed by this
- we are impressed when you reject the Taghoot (democracy, communism) all isms and schisms

[Iblis (Satan)] said: "My Lord! Give me then respite till the Day the (dead) are resurrected." (Sad 38:79)

There is no compulsion in religion. Verily, the Right Path has become distinct from the wrong path. Whoever disbelieves in Taghût and believes in Allah, then he has grasped the most trustworthy handhold that will never break. And Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower. (Al-Baqarah 2:256)

- Abu Jahl at the battle of Badr, he was the commander of chief of the pagans
- while the rasul (ﷺ) was chief of the Muslims, they both made dua for victory

Imam Ahmad recorded that `Abdullah bin Tha`labah said, "Abu Jahl asked for (Allah's judgment) when he said upon facing the Muslims, `O Allah! Those among us who severed the relations of the womb and brought forth what we do not recognize, then destroy him this day.''' This was also recorded by An-Nasa'i in the Book of Tafsir (of his Sunan) and Al-Hakim in his Mustadrak, and he said, "It is Sahih according to the criteria of the Two Shaykhs, and they did not record it. ''. Similar statements were reported from Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid, Ad-Dahhak, Qatadah, Yazid bin Ruwman and several others. As-Suddi commented, "Before the idolators left Makkah for Badr, they clung to the curtains covering the Ka`bah and supplicated to Allah for victory, `O Allah! Give victory to the exalted among the two armies, the most honored among the two groups, and the most righteous among the two tribes.'

…“Verily the scholars are the heirs to the Prophets. Verily, the Prophets did not bequeath deenars or dirhams. All they left behind was knowledge, so whoever takes it, has indeed acquired a huge fortune.” [Musnad Ahmad (v5/p196) #21763; Also related by Abu Dawud (v2/p341) #3641; at-Tirmidhi (v5/p48) #2682; Ibn Majah (v1/p150) #223, ad-Daarimee (v1/p110) #342 and ibn Hibbaan (v1/p289) #88]

- one man is working in a factory making cars, the other is serving people in the hellfire
- the best speech is the book of Allah

"...The best of the speech is embodied in the Book of Allah, and the best of the guidance is the guidance given by Muhammad. And the most evil affairs are their innovations; and every innovation is error..." (Sahih Muslim, 1885)

- the worst of matters is the newly inventor
- some people tour the world and teach people how to make money (motivational speakers)
- another person tours the world that have workshops on how to seduce girls
- you have people that tour the world inviting people to Allah...this is the best

2 TYPES OF GUIDANCE

i. TAUFEEQ
- Allah puts it in your heart to be a Muslim, this is only from Allah
- sometimes a Christian will just wake and ask, for the masjid to take his Shahadah

Verily! You (O Muhammad SAW) guide not whom you like, but Allah guides whom He wills. And He knows best those who are the guided. (Al-Qasas 28:56)

- the Shi’ites believe Abu Talib died as a Muslim, they have dodgy Aqeedah

ii. IRSHAAD

- one person invites another person to Islam

2 TYPES OF FARD
i. FARD UL AYAN
ii. FARD UL KIFAAYA

- we all need a Muslim character (fard ul ayn)
- speaking in a conference in front of a thousand people (fard ul kifaaya)
- not everyone has the knowledge and courage, the best Dawah is your character
- Muhammad (ﷺ) is a walking Qur’an
- he was not a poet, poets do not practice what they preach, its all about money

The life of the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon Him) has been said by his wife, Aisha (RA) to be like "a walking Qur’an", embodying the Laws of Almighty Allah (subhaana wa taalah).

- Allah mentioned the word girlfriend in the Quran

…nor taking them as girl-friends… (Al-Ma'idah 5:5)

- for you to have a group of people, when you have a Islamic state
- you need to have people that enjoins the right and forbids the wrong

Narrated By Sahl:..The Prophet said, "Go to them patiently and calmly till you enter the land. Then, invite them to Islam, and inform them what is enjoined upon them, for, by Allah, if Allah gives guidance to somebody through you, it is better for you than possessing red camels." [Sahih Bukhari, Vol 4, Book 52, Hadith #253]

Let there arise out of you a group of people inviting to all that is good (Islam), enjoining Al-Ma'rûf (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. (Aali Imran 3:104)

- because of this ayah, you have to have a group of people, to enjoin the right and forbid the wrong
- Insaan = someone who is very forgetful
- Insaan means a human being
- because of this Allah told us whenever you lend people money, you should always write it down

O you who believe! When you contract a debt for a fixed period, write it down. Let a scribe write it down in justice between you. Let not the scribe refuse to write as Allāh has taught him, so let him write. Let him (the debtor) who incurs the liability dictate, and he must fear Allāh, his Lord, and diminish not anything of what he owes. But if the debtor is of poor understanding, or weak, or is unable himself to dictate, then let his guardian dictate in justice. And get two witnesses out of your own men… (Al-Baqarah 2:282)

- this is the longest ayah in the Quran, which is talking about money
- because we are forgetful, we need the Da'ee to keep us in line
- if someone says itaki’Allah (fear Allah), don’t be offended