QUESTION

What kind of subjects should people introduce in a mini-conference, those who have been mistaken or confused about the Salafee Da'wah in the past but now seek to correct themselves?

ANSWER by Shaykh Rabee' ibn Haadee Al-Madkhalee, well-known scholar and retired professor from the Islaamic University of Al-Madeenah

I ask Allaah, the Mighty and Majestic, to grant these who are repenting success in planting themselves firmly upon the Sunnah and in clinging to it.

Firstly, I advise them to choose and request the scholars to work with them in this conference, and to allow them to deliver lectures and give classes, and the likes. This is a foundation that can not be done without, as every cup can only pour out what it has in it. [1]

For if they choose some people who they are uncertain about, they may hurt the conference, and hurt the attendees who come out to benefit from them. So I advise them to select the scholars that are Salafee and clear about this manhaj.

And I also advise them to allow these scholars to choose the subjects that will be most beneficial to the people. The most important thing that the people are in need of is the 'aqeedah of tawheed, with a proper understanding of its categories, tawheed al-'ebaadah, tawheed al-asmaa' was-sifaat, and tawheed ar-ruboobiyyah. For verily this was the da'wah of the noble Messengers, may Allaah's Salaah and Salaam be upon them. It is that which each and every Messenger focused on from the beginning of his life to the end of it.

Like them, the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) began his da'wah with tawheed, and continued in it, waging wars because of tawheed, and he died ordering the people with tawheed and warning them against shirk and things that lead to it.

The people also need knowledge of the manhaj, due to the widespread influence of the people of innovation and the resulting confusion. So they are also in need of knowledge of the manhaj, this great manhaj in calling to Allaah's Way, in understanding the Religion of Islaam and the texts of the Book and the Sunnah upon the way of the righteous predecessors.

Also, the subject of al-walaa' wal-baraa' [2], since so many people have lost its correct understanding, even some of the Salafees.

These are the subjects that should be presented as topics in conferences. And if the trustworthy scholars are chosen, those who are truthful advisors to the people, then the conference will be successful, in shaa' Allaah, and it will bring beneficial results, and I ask Allaah to grant them that.

FOOTNOTES

[1] meaning that if those speaking are people of knowledge and people of the Sunnah, then only knowledge and correct understanding will be spread from such a conference, but if they are people of doubts and innovation, then only doubts and innovation will spread as a result

[2] alignment with the truth and its people, disassociation from falsehood and its people

SOURCE

This was translated exclusively for www.bakkah.net from a cassette recording with the knowledge and permission of the shaykh, file no. AARM006, dated 1423/9/3.

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