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One of the beauties of the Prophet’s biography | Episode (32) | From the wisdom of advocacy
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Among the beauties of the Prophetic biography.
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From the wisdom of calling others to Allah.
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When a caller is inspired with the arts and wisdom of da'wah,
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he abandons many personal choices and permissible matters.
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He develops a far-sighted perspective,
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neither acting with haste nor inciting people against himself.
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Not everything a wise caller does is appropriate,
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nor does he rush toward every worldly desire.
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This is because there are matters that may be misunderstood,
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and situations that can backfire.
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Therefore, wisdom sometimes lies in leaving things be or ignoring them,
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while focusing on drawing people in and winning their hearts,
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especially those who are new to the faith.
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Allah bestowed a great favor upon His Messenger,
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when he entered Makkah as a triumphant conqueror.
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He found the Ka'bah built upon the foundations laid by the polytheists.
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He said, as recorded in the two Sahih collections,
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on the authority of 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, who said:
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The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:
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"O 'A'ishah,
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were it not for the fact that your people are newly emerged from disbelief,
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I would have demolished the Ka'bah and given it two doors:
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a door for people to enter and a door for them to exit."
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Ibn al-Zubayr later did exactly that.
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The point here is
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to win their hearts and preserve their newfound Islam,
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until it takes firm root in their souls.
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For the Quraysh held the Ka'bah in immense reverence,
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and took great pride in serving it.
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The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, feared
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that because they were so new to Islam, they might think
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that he had altered its structure
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solely to claim the glory for himself,
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and that people would talk only of his personal achievement.
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From this, we derive the principle:
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abandoning a benefit to avoid falling into a greater harm.
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Likewise, one may refrain from denouncing a wrong
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for fear of causing something even worse.
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It also shows that a leader governs his people in a way that ensures their reform,
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even if it involves a less-than-ideal choice, provided it is not forbidden.
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And peace,
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and the mercy of Allah.