Calling to right guidance and forbidding depravity
Allah, the Exalted, says:
And invite (men) to (believe in) your Rubb [i.e., in the Oneness (Tauhid) of Allah - (1) Oneness of the Rububiyah of Allah; (2) Oneness of the worship of Allah; (3) Oneness of the Name and Qualities of Allah]. (28:87)
Invite (mankind, O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) to the way of your Rubb (i.e., Islam) with wisdom (i.e., with the Divine Revelation and the Qur'an and fair preaching).(16:125)
Help you one another in Al-Birr and At-Taqwa (virtue, righteousness and piety). (5:2)
Let there arise out of you a group of people inviting to all that is good (Islam).'' (3:104)
173. Abu Mas'ud 'Uqbah bin 'Amr Al-Ansari Al-Badri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said, Whoever guides someone to virtue will be rewarded equivalent to him who practices that good action.
[Muslim].
Commentary: The statement quoted in this Hadith was made by the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم when, on a certain occasion, someone requested him to give an animal for riding. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم replied that he did not have any. A man who was present there said that he could show him the man who could help him in the matter. This is how the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم revealed the reward of directing people to good deeds, which is mentioned in this Hadith.
174. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said, If anyone calls others to follow right guidance, his reward will be equivalent to those who follow him (in righteousness) without their reward being diminished in any respect, and if anyone invites others to follow error, the sin, will be equivalent to that of the people who follow him (in sinfulness) without their sins being diminished in any respect.
[Muslim].
Commentary: 'Invitation' and 'Call' stand to mean here that someone induces others to virtue or seduces to sin by means of his speech or action. We come to know from this Hadith that one who becomes a medium for either of them is given a reward or punishment respectively by Allah (SWT).
175. Sahl bin Sa'd (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said on the day of the Khaibar Battle, I will give this banner to a person at whose hands Allah will grant victory; a man who loves Allah and His Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم, and Allah and His Messenger love him also.'' The people spent the night thinking as to whom it would be given. When it was morning, the people hastened to Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. Every one of them was hoping that the banner would be given to him. He (the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) asked, Where is 'Ali bin Abu Talib?'' They said: O Messenger of Allah! His eyes are sore.'' He صلى الله عليه وسلم then sent for him and when he came, Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم applied his saliva to his eyes and supplicated. 'Ali (May Allah be pleased with him) recovered as if he had no ailment at all. He صلى الله عليه وسلم conferred upon him the banner. 'Ali (May Allah be pleased with him) said: ''O Messenger of Allah, shall I fight against them until they are like us?'' Thereupon he (the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) said, Advance cautiously until you reach their open places; thereafter, invite them to Islam and inform them what is obligatory for them from the Rights of Allah, for, by Allah, if Allah guides even one person through you that is better for you than possessing a whole lot of red camels.
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Commentary: Besides mentioning the excellence of 'Ali (May Allah be pleased with him) and the miracle of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, this Hadith tells about the procedure of Jihad. According to procedure, first of all, polytheists and infidels should be invited to Islam, and if they reject the invitation.
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