Prioritizing the most essential matters first
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Etiquette of Enjoining Good & Da'wah
Prioritizing the most essential matters first
When sending Mu'adh ibn Jabal to Yemen, the Prophet (SAW) instructed: "Let the first thing you call them to be the testimony that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah."
Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim, on the authority of Ibn Abbas (RA)
Explanation
This staged approach ensures the most fundamental matters of faith are addressed before secondary details.
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