Preaching Piety Part 1

Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq

Preaching Piety Part 1 Delivered by Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq on Friday 2nd April 2021 at Al Kawthar Academy, Leicester Video: https://youtu.be/mcpUcvDwuic This series continues the theme of naṣiḥah, whereby a person's advice should begin from within before spilling out to others. Advice should not be treated as an absolute concept since not everyone will agree on the same thing. Sincerity is part of giving advice and a person should not try to enforce their own opinion in a matter of valid disagreement. The talk starts by explaining the hadith that a true Muslim is one whose tongue and hand others remain safe. This shows the importance of us protecting others from our own ill. It is explained that every human carries pain which is often shifted onto others, most commonly found through verbal abuse. This does not necessarily have to be done openly, but the believers are warned in the Quran about the harms of speaking ill about others in their private conversations. Neighbours are especially mentioned as a group that should feel safe from our ill and it is emphasised that we should only have relationships with people if they are in good. The talk further explains that our thinking in times of fitnah should focus on protecting others from our ill rather than thinking that we are better than them. Thereafter, the hadith on who is a penniless person is explained, with a focus on how we must revisit our concept of "penniless". Other concepts that have been revisited in the Quran and hadith, such as “a strong person” are also explained. Some of the topics contained in this talk: - Best examples of giving advice - Giving "advice" in psychology - Qualifications of the one giving advice - Time and place when giving advice - Not imposing our view on others - Three verses quoted by Abdullah ibn Abbas *This talk took place just after lockdown and was open to a limited audience* ********************************************************************** Website: www.akacademy.org YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/alkawtharacademy Facebook: www.facebook.com/alkawtharacademy X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/alkawthar Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/alkawtharacademy **********************************************************************