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Title The Role of Muslim Women in Da`wah
Writer Dr.Salah Al-Sawy
I found this artice very beneficial and thought to share it with my sisters .Vey good advice for us ...
How can a Muslim woman, our dear sister, take her position and role in making da`wah to Allah, subhanu wa ta aala.
The righteous slaves of Allah always have a yearning in their hearts to rush to good deeds and they do not delay in performing the good deeds, and the corrupt people rush to do evil and wicked deeds. It is important for our sisters to focus on this topic and consider the importance of it.
I viewed a survey done in 1997 in some of the Arab countries and it reported that 96 to 97 million dollars a year are spent on women`s perfumes and I am not discouraging or prohibitting the purchasing of halaal things.
Allah says in the Quraan:
"And say not concerning that which your tongues put forth falsely: "This is lawful and this is forbidden..." (Surah An-Nahl 16:116) وَلاَ تَقُولُواْ لِمَا تَصِفُ أَلْسِنَتُكُمُ الْكَذِبَ هَـذَا حَلاَلٌ وَهَـذَا حَرَامٌ
And surely for our sisters to spend money on perfumes and these (beauty) products is permissible and it is not disliked or discouraged but when it comes to our wealth, I remind my sisters to first seek to spend on their Hereafter (aakhira) and then on this life of the world (dunya).
So when sisters ask "How can I serve my Deen?" or "How can I help this Ummah?" and this is a valuable and noble question we start by saying that first the most effective dawah is that of our demeanor or condition (haal) and this is more efficient and better than making dawah by our sayings (aqwaal).
And remember dear sister, to observe and preserve hijaab and be firm in that and do not care about mocking looks or comments about your appearance. Do not ever undermine the value or importance of your hijaab!
You are an obedient slave to Allah! You are showing people your Islam with your actions. You are proving your Islam and do not forget to consider that the actions of one, just one sister can change and guide and invite one thousand! But the sayings and speeches of one thousand might not even change or guide one!
Think about that again. The actions of one can change one thousand, if Allah wills.
The second advice to our Muslim sister is to protect your family! Make sure it is a successful family, attached to the massaajid and attached to the jama`a. Raise and build a family that cares about da`wah and about Islam. The sister who covers herself will raise her daughters to cover herself, and the sister who does good deeds will encourage and raise her children to do good deeds.
Muslim countries today are perhaps backwards in technology and scientific aspects compared to the non-Muslim lands or Western lands and to think the Muslims can compete in some of these areas might appear to be a dream or fantasy, except by the help of Allah. But we can always compete with our morals and our worship (of Allah)!
Everything starts with the family and remember sister, to strengthen and build your family first. Protect and safeguard your family.
Consider the issue of divorce (talaaq) which is permissible in Islam yet the divorce rates are so low in Muslim countries and societies especially compared to western lands and non-Muslim societies. But this disease of divorce is increasing in Muslim homes especially in lands where the Muslims are mixing and mingling more with people who see divorce lightly. I am becoming ill with the sad stories of Muslim families breaking up and divorces amongst Muslim couples.
`Shaytaan` deceives and tricks many sisters to divorce their husbands (without even trying reconciliation or taking the correct Islamic steps for divorce). Some sisters seek to take half or all of their husband`s money and assets or to take his children and keep them from him just because of the laws of some lands.
What is halaal will always be halaal and what is haraam will always be haraam. Do not consider that the laws or ways of your particular country will supercede the laws and wisdom of Allah (swt).
Present the true Islam to people by showing them your successful families! Show them your massaajid! Show them your communities and schools!
Follow the Sunnah first yourself and fear Allah first yourself and stay away from haraam first yourself before insisting on changing others! After yourself work on your family, the ones closest to you. Present Islam to your community and neighbors by maintaining a successful and obedient family.
And remember to hide your sins and the sins of your brother and sister. If you reveal your sins to the people they may remind you of them or hold you accountable or use it against you but Allah subhanu wa ta aala will not! He will hide it and forgive you and would not hold it against you. Allah is above having to do that.
The Prophet salallaho alaihee wa salam said, "Whosoever covers (the sins of) a Muslim, Allah covers (his sins) on the Day of Judgment" (Bukhari)
And finally I advise us all to learn more about this religion and increase in our knowledge before we can increase in our actions or in our da`wah to Allah subhanu wa ta aala. It is important for us to protect ourselves, our children and our families by seeking beneficial knowledge and then practicing it for Allah subhanu wa ta aala.
The righteous slaves of Allah always have a yearning in their hearts to rush to good deeds and they do not delay in performing the good deeds, and the corrupt people rush to do evil and wicked deeds. It is important for our sisters to focus on this topic and consider the importance of it.
I viewed a survey done in 1997 in some of the Arab countries and it reported that 96 to 97 million dollars a year are spent on women`s perfumes and I am not discouraging or prohibitting the purchasing of halaal things.
Allah says in the Quraan:
"And say not concerning that which your tongues put forth falsely: "This is lawful and this is forbidden..." (Surah An-Nahl 16:116) وَلاَ تَقُولُواْ لِمَا تَصِفُ أَلْسِنَتُكُمُ الْكَذِبَ هَـذَا حَلاَلٌ وَهَـذَا حَرَامٌ
And surely for our sisters to spend money on perfumes and these (beauty) products is permissible and it is not disliked or discouraged but when it comes to our wealth, I remind my sisters to first seek to spend on their Hereafter (aakhira) and then on this life of the world (dunya).
So when sisters ask "How can I serve my Deen?" or "How can I help this Ummah?" and this is a valuable and noble question we start by saying that first the most effective dawah is that of our demeanor or condition (haal) and this is more efficient and better than making dawah by our sayings (aqwaal).
And remember dear sister, to observe and preserve hijaab and be firm in that and do not care about mocking looks or comments about your appearance. Do not ever undermine the value or importance of your hijaab!
You are an obedient slave to Allah! You are showing people your Islam with your actions. You are proving your Islam and do not forget to consider that the actions of one, just one sister can change and guide and invite one thousand! But the sayings and speeches of one thousand might not even change or guide one!
Think about that again. The actions of one can change one thousand, if Allah wills.
The second advice to our Muslim sister is to protect your family! Make sure it is a successful family, attached to the massaajid and attached to the jama`a. Raise and build a family that cares about da`wah and about Islam. The sister who covers herself will raise her daughters to cover herself, and the sister who does good deeds will encourage and raise her children to do good deeds.
Muslim countries today are perhaps backwards in technology and scientific aspects compared to the non-Muslim lands or Western lands and to think the Muslims can compete in some of these areas might appear to be a dream or fantasy, except by the help of Allah. But we can always compete with our morals and our worship (of Allah)!
Everything starts with the family and remember sister, to strengthen and build your family first. Protect and safeguard your family.
Consider the issue of divorce (talaaq) which is permissible in Islam yet the divorce rates are so low in Muslim countries and societies especially compared to western lands and non-Muslim societies. But this disease of divorce is increasing in Muslim homes especially in lands where the Muslims are mixing and mingling more with people who see divorce lightly. I am becoming ill with the sad stories of Muslim families breaking up and divorces amongst Muslim couples.
`Shaytaan` deceives and tricks many sisters to divorce their husbands (without even trying reconciliation or taking the correct Islamic steps for divorce). Some sisters seek to take half or all of their husband`s money and assets or to take his children and keep them from him just because of the laws of some lands.
What is halaal will always be halaal and what is haraam will always be haraam. Do not consider that the laws or ways of your particular country will supercede the laws and wisdom of Allah (swt).
Present the true Islam to people by showing them your successful families! Show them your massaajid! Show them your communities and schools!
Follow the Sunnah first yourself and fear Allah first yourself and stay away from haraam first yourself before insisting on changing others! After yourself work on your family, the ones closest to you. Present Islam to your community and neighbors by maintaining a successful and obedient family.
And remember to hide your sins and the sins of your brother and sister. If you reveal your sins to the people they may remind you of them or hold you accountable or use it against you but Allah subhanu wa ta aala will not! He will hide it and forgive you and would not hold it against you. Allah is above having to do that.
The Prophet salallaho alaihee wa salam said, "Whosoever covers (the sins of) a Muslim, Allah covers (his sins) on the Day of Judgment" (Bukhari)
And finally I advise us all to learn more about this religion and increase in our knowledge before we can increase in our actions or in our da`wah to Allah subhanu wa ta aala. It is important for us to protect ourselves, our children and our families by seeking beneficial knowledge and then practicing it for Allah subhanu wa ta aala.
For the full article visit :http://amjaonline.com/en_d_details.php?id=30
Articles
Title The Role of Muslim Women in Da`wah
Writer Dr.Salah Al-Sawy
