Assalmu alikum wr wb brothers and sisters.
I am a recent revert to Islam and have done some major research into Islam before i had converted from Hinduism.
We all agree that doing Dawah has significant reward. That is to say, if you do a prophet's job, you earn a prophets reward. We also know that Dawah starts from within ourselves. It starts from own own actions - by becoming exemplary Muslims.
Moreover, the Quran states the criteria of Jannah in chapter 103 verse 1-3 in the Holy Quran. That is, faith (believing in the oneness of god, his messengers, books, angels, etc.), righteous deed, DAWAH, and calling others to patience and perseverance.
I do believe however, that judging a person immediately is wrong as the prophet pbuh had said that always give the other person the benefit of the doubt!
for instance, my wife who is also a revert from hinduism did not tell her parents that she was muslim immediately and thus she could not wear her hijab as it would be an indicator of her new religion that her parents condemned. Therefore we cannot judge others and consider what they are doing as completely wrong.
At the same time though, we cannot use this as a means to never telling any muslim what is best! We have to exhort people to righteousness. Announce the punishment that Allah has layed down in the Hadith. (When the prophet pbuh went for mirage, he saw women strung from their hair and when asked of their crime he was told that they were of those who never covered their hair and sought attention as thus).
Therefore, we cannot automatically become upset or sad for or call wrong to one who does not wear a hijab but we can tell them that it is obligatory and maybe they will know better or even share with you the reason why they dont and they may just be fearing their life for all you know. But it is still our duty to announce to them that she must guard her modesty as the quran says in chapter 24 verse 30 and 31. - It says "Say to the believing man..." and "say to the believing woman..." So it is our duty to remind them or make them aware of Allah's commandments but it is not for us to come up with a preconceived notion that the other part is wrong or that we should woe them!
May Allah be with you all and guide us to the right path.
I am a recent revert to Islam and have done some major research into Islam before i had converted from Hinduism.
We all agree that doing Dawah has significant reward. That is to say, if you do a prophet's job, you earn a prophets reward. We also know that Dawah starts from within ourselves. It starts from own own actions - by becoming exemplary Muslims.
Moreover, the Quran states the criteria of Jannah in chapter 103 verse 1-3 in the Holy Quran. That is, faith (believing in the oneness of god, his messengers, books, angels, etc.), righteous deed, DAWAH, and calling others to patience and perseverance.
I do believe however, that judging a person immediately is wrong as the prophet pbuh had said that always give the other person the benefit of the doubt!
for instance, my wife who is also a revert from hinduism did not tell her parents that she was muslim immediately and thus she could not wear her hijab as it would be an indicator of her new religion that her parents condemned. Therefore we cannot judge others and consider what they are doing as completely wrong.
At the same time though, we cannot use this as a means to never telling any muslim what is best! We have to exhort people to righteousness. Announce the punishment that Allah has layed down in the Hadith. (When the prophet pbuh went for mirage, he saw women strung from their hair and when asked of their crime he was told that they were of those who never covered their hair and sought attention as thus).
Therefore, we cannot automatically become upset or sad for or call wrong to one who does not wear a hijab but we can tell them that it is obligatory and maybe they will know better or even share with you the reason why they dont and they may just be fearing their life for all you know. But it is still our duty to announce to them that she must guard her modesty as the quran says in chapter 24 verse 30 and 31. - It says "Say to the believing man..." and "say to the believing woman..." So it is our duty to remind them or make them aware of Allah's commandments but it is not for us to come up with a preconceived notion that the other part is wrong or that we should woe them!
May Allah be with you all and guide us to the right path.
