Giving da’wah without knowledge

Giving da’wah Without Knowledge

Q- Which of the two is better: Taking out time to give da’wah or using the time to seek knowledge?

A – Seeking knowledge is better and a priority. It is possible that a student of knowledge can give da’wah while seeking knowledge. And it is not possible to give da’wah while one has no knowledge. Allah says:

“Say (O Muhammad): “This is my way; I invite unto Allah with sure knowledge...” (Qur’an, 12:108)

So how can one give da’wah without knowledge? And no one has ever given da’wah without knowledge, and whoever does so without knowledge, will not succeed.

– Sheikh Bin Uthaymeen;
Kitab-ul-’Ilm, pg. 145, no. 43

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