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In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.
Dear brother in Islam, thank you for your question, which is a sign of your good faith and keenness to observe da`wah (Arabic for: calling people to Islam). May Allah reward you and make a source of guidance.
The basic ruling is that da`wah includes all people including Muslims and non-Muslims and of course persons of the opposite sex. However, when observing da`wah with a person of the opposite sex, both parties should abide by the Islamic ethics and guidelines of relationship between both sexes.
In his response to your question, Dr. Salah Sultan, president of the American Center for Islamic Research, Columbus, Ohio, and member of the European Council for Fatwa and Research, states,
so if you want to give dawah to opposite sex,make sure you have enough experience,inorder to do so.If it is just your beginning of dawah,just start doing is with the same sex with yours to avoid any bad things.There are many possibilities can happen when you are doing dawah to the opposite sex and dawah is not an easy job as you may think.It needs a lot of commitment and patience to do so.So please take slow steps in learning how do dawah and do it just with ur same gender.
Respected scholars, as-salamu `alaykum.
What is the ruling of giving da`wah to members of the opposite sex? Did our Prophet or his Companions ever give da`wah to women?
Jazakum Allahu khayran.
Answer
Wa `alaykum as-salam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. What is the ruling of giving da`wah to members of the opposite sex? Did our Prophet or his Companions ever give da`wah to women?
Jazakum Allahu khayran.
Answer
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.
Dear brother in Islam, thank you for your question, which is a sign of your good faith and keenness to observe da`wah (Arabic for: calling people to Islam). May Allah reward you and make a source of guidance.
The basic ruling is that da`wah includes all people including Muslims and non-Muslims and of course persons of the opposite sex. However, when observing da`wah with a person of the opposite sex, both parties should abide by the Islamic ethics and guidelines of relationship between both sexes.
In his response to your question, Dr. Salah Sultan, president of the American Center for Islamic Research, Columbus, Ohio, and member of the European Council for Fatwa and Research, states,
Obviously Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) practiced da`wah to all, humans, and Jinn. There is no doubt that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave da`wah to women.
As for giving da`wah to members of the opposite sex, the natural and ideal way is to start da`wah with people from the same sex, and then you expand your circle. However, when the case involves men giving da`wah to women, they must follow the following guidelines:
1. No khalwah (Arabic for: seclusion) is allowed.
2. Talks and conversations have to be serious and definite.
3. Women should not speak so softly that they can attract the opposite sex.
4. Da`wah has to be done sincerely for Allah's sake, and not for any worldly cause such as looking for a wife/husband.
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As for giving da`wah to members of the opposite sex, the natural and ideal way is to start da`wah with people from the same sex, and then you expand your circle. However, when the case involves men giving da`wah to women, they must follow the following guidelines:
1. No khalwah (Arabic for: seclusion) is allowed.
2. Talks and conversations have to be serious and definite.
3. Women should not speak so softly that they can attract the opposite sex.
4. Da`wah has to be done sincerely for Allah's sake, and not for any worldly cause such as looking for a wife/husband.
source (read other links related to this topic)
so if you want to give dawah to opposite sex,make sure you have enough experience,inorder to do so.If it is just your beginning of dawah,just start doing is with the same sex with yours to avoid any bad things.There are many possibilities can happen when you are doing dawah to the opposite sex and dawah is not an easy job as you may think.It needs a lot of commitment and patience to do so.So please take slow steps in learning how do dawah and do it just with ur same gender.
