التَّبليغ

PROPAGATION
[OF ISLAM]

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2- The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘O Ali! When Allah guides a man through you, it is better for you than all that the sun shines on.’
[al-Mustadrak `ala al-Sahihayn, v. 3, p. 691, no. 6537]

3- The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Render Allah beloved to His servants, and He will love you.’
[al-Mu`jam al-Kabir, v. 8, p. 91, no. 7461]

4- The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Whoever becomes a cause for a man’s converting to Islam is guaranteed entry into Paradise.’
[Ibid. v. 17, p. 285, no. 786]

5- The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Anyone who calls to what is right will have the same reward as he who follows him, without any decrease in each of their rewards thereof.’
[al-Muwatta’, v. 1, p. 218, no. 41]

6- The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The elect of my community are those who call to
[the path] of Allah, the most High, and render Him beloved to His servants.’
[Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 28779]

7- Sharif b. Sabiq al-Taflisi narrated on the authority of Íammad al-Samdari: ‘I said to Abu `Abdillah, J`afar b. Muhammad
[al-Sadiq] (AS), ‘I often go to the lands of the idolaters, and people say that if I die there, I will be resurrected with them.’ He said to me, ‘O ÍammÁd! When you are there, do you mention our cause and call people to it?’ I said, ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘And when you are in these cities – the cities of Islam – do you mention our cause and call people to it?’ I said, ‘No.’ He said, ‘If you die over there, you will be resurrected as a whole community in yourself, and your light will run before you.’
[Amali al-Tusi, p. 46, no. 54]

8- The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘No one can support
[the cause of] the religion of Allah, the Exalted, except for one who is well-versed in all its aspects.’
[al-Firdaws, v. 1, p. 234, no. 897]

ب- الاستنادُ إلى كَلامِ أهلِ البَيتِ

B: Reliance on the Words of the ahl al-bayt (AS):

9- `Abd al-Salam b. Salim al-Harawi said, ‘I heard Abu al-Hasan al-Ridha (AS) saying, ‘May Allah have mercy on anyone who revives our cause.’ I asked, ‘How does he revive your cause?’ He replied, ‘He learns our sciences and teaches them to the people, for verily if people were to know the goodness in our speech, they would follow us.’
[Ma`ani al-Akhbar, p. 180, no. 1]

ج- الإخلاص

C: Sincerity:

10- The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Every single servant who delivers a sermon, Allah, the Exalted, will ask him about it and what he meant by it.’
[al-Zuhd li Ibn Íanbal]

د- الشُّجاعَة

D: Courage:

11- The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Speak the truth, and let no one’s blame for obeying Allah affect you.’
[Hilyat al-Awliya, v. 1, p. 241]

12- The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Let not the fear of people prevent any of you from speaking the truth, when he sees or witnesses it, for telling the truth or reminding
[others] of a great consequence will neither hasten death nor delay sustenance.’
[Musnad Ibn Íanbal, v. 4, p. 102, no. 11474]

هـ - الصِّدقُ

E: Honesty:

13- Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, in what is attributed to him in The Lantern of the Path: ‘The best advice is that which does not carry the statement beyond the limits of honesty, nor the act the limits of sincerity.’
[Misbah al-Shari`a, p. 395]

14- `Amr b. Abi Miqdam said, ‘Abu J`afar (AS) said, when I first went to visit him, ‘Learn honesty before speech.’
[al-Kafi, v. 8, p. 334, no. 522]

و- الرِّفق

F: Kindness:

15- The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Ease and do not cause hardship
[when propagating], and comfort and do not nauseate.’
[Sahih al-Bukhari, v. 5, p. 2269, no. 5774]

16- The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘I have been commanded to be amicable towards people as much as I have been commanded to deliver the Message.’
[Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 48]

17- Imam al-Sadiq said to `Umar b. Hanzala, ‘O `Umar! Do not overburden our followers (shi`a), and be kind to them, for people cannot endure what you can.’
[al-Kafi, v. 8, p. 334, no. 522]

ز- النُّصح

G: Good Advice:

18- Imam Ali (AS) said, mentioning the virtue of the honourable Prophet (SAWA), ‘He
[Allah] sent him while the people were straying in perplexity, and engaged in corruption… He (SAWA) advised extensively and kept on the
[right] path, and called for wisdom and gentle exhortation.’
[Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 95]

ح- تَطابُقُ القَلبِ وَاللِسان

H: Coherence of the Heart and the Tongue:

19- Imam Ali (AS) said in the sayings attributed to him, ‘When a word comes from the heart, it falls onto the heart; but when it merely comes from the tongue, it will not go farther than the ears.’
[Sharhe Nahj al-Balagha li Ibn Abi al-Hadid, v. 20, p. 287, no. 279]

ط- التبليغُ بِالعَمَل

I: Preaching Through Action:

20- Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Invite people to what is good with other than your tongues, so that they see tenacity, veracity, and piety in you.’
[al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 105, no. 10]

21- Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘May Allah have mercy on the people who are a lamp and a beacon. They call to our cause with their actions and the best of their efforts.’
[Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 301]