Abiding by Sharee‘ah in Da‘wah without Deviation

　　Abiding by the teachings of Islam without deviation or substitution is one of the fundamentals that a female caller must consider when making Da‘wah because all the goodness lies in the Sharee‘ah of Allah The Almighty and His way. Shaykh Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullaah Ad-Duwaysh said,

　　The deeds of human beings will never be absolute evidence, no matter how high their positions, status and degrees of righteousness and piety are. They must be compared with the guidance of the Prophet, . It was narrated, when talking about patience, that an old man once stood dancing over his son’s grave when he died to show his content with the Decree of Allah The Almighty, as he claimed. However, the guidance of the Prophet, , is better than what this man did. The Prophet, , shed tears and his heart was grieved but he did not utter any word except what was pleasing to his Lord. Also, the verbal and practical guidance of the Prophet, , in sleeping and praying at night is better than what was narrated about those who would perform the Fajr prayer with the same ablution of the ‘Ishaa' for many years. His guidance in reciting the Quran is also better than what was narrated about those who used to recite the entire Quran in one night. However, we do seek an excuse for those who used to do this depending on their own Ijtihaad from the righteous predecessors.

　　Methods and Suggestions for Da‘wah

　　We previously stated the fundamentals of Da‘wah. As for the problems that the callers face in their path, Shaykh Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullaah Ad-Duwaysh, a former member of staff at Al-Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University, says that they are represented by the limited methods and the absence of creativity. This pattern clearly appears in woman-to-woman propagation, and even in the activities that men introduce to women. When a male caller speaks in front of women, he often deals with limited topics that he cannot exceed, and the same thing happens with the female caller. Both male and female callers are in desperate need of a shift and development in their Da‘wah address. We should not restrict ourselves to limited methods and one language. Some of the appropriate methods that a female caller can adopt are:

　　- Preparing educational quizzes and conducting them among students, relatives and neighbors in their houses.

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