Madani pearls of delivering a speech (Bayan)

Dear Islamic brothers! I will be privileged to deliver a speech on the topic ‘Nayki ki Da’wat Tark Karnay kay Nuqsānāt’ (the harms of abandoning the call towards righteousness). I begin with a parable about those pious people who were afflicted with the wrath of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ due to abandoning the call towards righteousness, after the Quranic verses condemning the harms of abandoning the call towards righteousness, some Madani pearls will also be related from the commentary of these verses, then warnings in the light of the Ahadis for not preventing others from committing sins despite having the ability and power to do so, in addition to this, what are those Aadāb (etiquettes) which need to be taken into consideration by the preacher. In conclusion, I will present Sunan and manners of greeting (Salam). Let us begin with a parable.

The cause of destruction of virtuous people

It is reported, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ sent a revelation to Sayyiduna Nabi Yusha’ Bin Noon عَـلٰى نَبِـيِّنَا وَعَـلَـيْهِ الـصَّلٰوةُ وَالـسَّلَام that one hundred thousand people of your nation would be destroyed by torment, out of them, 40000 are pious and 60000 are wicked. Sayyiduna Nabi Yusha’ Bin Noon عَـلٰى نَبِـيِّنَا وَعَـلَـيْهِ الـصَّلٰوةُ وَالـسَّلَام humbly asked, ‘O Allah (عَزَّوَجَلَّ)! Wicked people deserve torment but why are the pious ones being destroyed?’ The reply was, ‘Because these virtuous people also join the company of wicked people in eating and drinking and they are not offended after seeing their sins and disobedience to Me.’ (Shu’ab-ul-Iman, vol. 7, pp. 53)

Dear Islamic brothers! People should take heed from these people who, despite possessing the ability to do so, they do not make attempts to eliminate evil and become lazy in calling towards righteousness; we too should call towards righteousness and if we witness anybody committing evils, then forbid him.

It is stated on page 595 of the 743-page book ‘Jannat mayn lay janay walay A’māl, published by Maktaba-tul-Madinah, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami: Sayyiduna Abu Sa’eed Khudri    رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ reported: The Greatest and Holiest Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said, ‘Whoever amongst you sees an evil should change it with his hand, if he cannot do that then he should change it with his tongue, and if he cannot do that then he should feel it bad in his heart, and this is the weakest sign of faith.’

(Sahih Muslim, pp. 44, Hadis: 49)

مجھے تم یا رسُولَ الله دے دو جذبہ تبلیغ               شہا! دیتا پھروں نیکی کی دعوت یا رسُولَ الله

(Wasail-e-Bakhshish, pp. 332)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب      صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

The causes of Divine torment

Dear Islamic brothers! ‘اَمۡرٌ بِالۡمَعۡرُوۡفِ وَنَهۡيٌ عَنِ الۡمُنۡكَر’ i.e. ‘enjoining good & forbidding evil’ is one of the most important Islamic duties. For this reason; many verses of the Holy Quran describes innumerable blessings and excellences of it. As there are so many excellences of calling towards righteousness, so are there warnings & harms of abandoning the call towards righteousness. Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ says in Surah Al-Maai`dah, part 6, verse 78-79: