Preaching Piety Part 2

Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq

Preaching Piety Part 2 Delivered by Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq on Friday 9th April 2021 at Al Kawthar Academy, Leicester Video: https://youtu.be/DEkgmN77HSI This series continues the theme of naṣiḥah, whereby a person's advice should begin from within before spilling out to others. Advice should not be treated as an absolute concept since not everyone will agree on the same thing. Sincerity is part of giving advice and a person should not try to enforce their own opinion in a matter of valid disagreement. The talk continues the discussion on the prerequisites of unsolicited naṣīḥah, adding that naṣīḥah starts at home and with oneself before anybody else. The importance of having knowledge of what one is advising is emphasised here. This includes knowledge about different opinions in the matter, lest one reprimands someone following another valid opinion. The caution of the ‘ulamā’ of the past in giving rulings, as well as their respect for differing opinions, illustrates this point. Thereafter, the discussion turns to the method of giving advice. A giver of naṣīḥah should follow the sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ, who is shown to have been soft and tolerant in his naṣīḥah, as opposed to the approach of vocal fitna-mongers. Also discussed is the time of giving naṣīḥah, that it should not be given too often nor in a time that causes disgrace to the one advised. The latter part of the talk mentions the fact that naṣīḥah sometimes shouldn't be given at all, even if the advisor is sincere and knowledgeable. This is illustrated by the Prophet ﷺ's reluctance to publicly announce that whoever says the kalimah will enter Jannah, as well as his reluctance to change the Ka'ba back to its real foundations. Some of the topics contained in this talk: - Importance of having knowledge of different opinions - Cases where the Prophet ﷺ accepted differing actions - Hadith of the bedouin urinating in the masjid - Preaching to others leading to fitnah - Being soft and tolerant when advising - A disagreement between Abu Hurayra & Umar r.a - Detailing differences with the building of the Ka'bah *This talk took place just after lockdown and was open to a limited audience* ********************************************************************** Website: www.akacademy.org YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/alkawtharacademy Facebook: www.facebook.com/alkawtharacademy X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/alkawthar Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/alkawtharacademy **********************************************************************