In Shaykh’s Company

by Dhaakir

“An individual doing dini work should have concern for the ummah, but also for his own dini condition as well. Otherwise, when his eyes open on the Day of Judgement he will notice everyone else’s hearts are clean thanks to his efforts, but that his own heart is filthy due to the pride he used to feel when doing dini work, and that he was never concerned about.”

by Mawlana Hashim Muhammad

“Mawlana Shabbir Ahmad Uthmani rahmatullahi alayh used to say that if what a person says is ‘haq’ (truth), his intentions are ‘haq’ (sincere) and the method he uses is also ‘haq’, it will definitely have an effect on the listener.

As a  poet says:

Words that come from the heart, effect the heart.

by Mawlana Hashim Muhammad

“When we see our friends incurring spiritual loss due to omitting fara’idh or sunan, why do we not stop them or advise them? If we were to see them suffering worldly loss or if we were to see them falling into harm’s way, would immediately stop them.

We would immediately warn someone who was walking in the dark of the night and heading towards a ditch. If even a pound coin were to fall out of someone’s pocket we would stop and inform him.

However, when it comes to Deeni  issues we do not do the same. One of the main reasons is that we do not see Deeni loss as a real loss. It is not that we don’t have feelings for our fellow brothers, our problem is we don’t understand what loss and gain truly are.”

by Muhammad Abdullah

Giving da’wah always has an effect as long as the intention is correct, the method is correct and the words of the da’wah are correct.