The Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم said:
“Indeed Allaah is Rafeeq (Gentle), He loves rifq (gentleness) in all affairs.” [4]
and,
“Verily rifq does not exist in something except that it beautifies it; and it is not taken out of something except that it harms it.”[5]
This is the meaning of what Rasool صلى الله عليه و سلم said regarding oneself and when dealing with the da’wah. This is what you do when you give the da’wah – give glad tidings and don’t drive the people away; give them glad tidings of what they will receive; and by your actions make it easy and not hard for them to accept it. If this is how you deal even with the kaafir (disbeliever), so how is it then with your brother – he has the highest levels of rifq. Allaah سبحانه و تعالى loves this leniency in all of the affairs and whoever loves this Deen and loves Allaah سبحانه و تعالى and loves the Messenger صلى الله عليه و سلم and loves the haqq he is upon, then he will force himself to leave his shiddah (harshness) and he will take the means of leniency because of his love for the Deen and the Messenger صلى الله عليه و سلم and the haqq that he is upon.
“Indeed Allaah is Rafeeq (Gentle), He loves rifq (gentleness) in all affairs.” [4]
and,
“Verily rifq does not exist in something except that it beautifies it; and it is not taken out of something except that it harms it.”[5]
This is the meaning of what Rasool صلى الله عليه و سلم said regarding oneself and when dealing with the da’wah. This is what you do when you give the da’wah – give glad tidings and don’t drive the people away; give them glad tidings of what they will receive; and by your actions make it easy and not hard for them to accept it. If this is how you deal even with the kaafir (disbeliever), so how is it then with your brother – he has the highest levels of rifq. Allaah سبحانه و تعالى loves this leniency in all of the affairs and whoever loves this Deen and loves Allaah سبحانه و تعالى and loves the Messenger صلى الله عليه و سلم and loves the haqq he is upon, then he will force himself to leave his shiddah (harshness) and he will take the means of leniency because of his love for the Deen and the Messenger صلى الله عليه و سلم and the haqq that he is upon.
[4] Reported as part of the following hadeeth in Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (#6528) and Saheeh Muslim, Kitaab as-Salaam (#2165)
استأذن رهط من اليهود على النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقالوا: السام عليك، فقلت: بل عليكم السام واللعنة، فقال: (يا عائشة، إن الله رفيق يحب الرفق في الأمر كله). قلت: أولم تسمع ما قالوا: قال: (قلت: وعليكم)
[5] Shaykh al-Albaani رحمه الله says Saheeh in Saheeh al-Jaami’
(#5654)
ما كان الرفق في شيء إلا زانه ولا نزع من شيء إلا شانه
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taken from a lecture by Shaykh Rabee ibn Haadi al-Madkhali
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