FatwaPerakEthics, Remembrance & Supplication
Apakah yang dimaksudkan dengan perkataan dakwah? Ada yang mengatakan bahawa setiap insan diwajibkan oleh Allah keluar meninggalkan rumah untuk berdakwah selama 3 hari dalam seminggu, seminggu dalam sebulan dan 40 hari dalam masa setahun dan 40 bulan seumur hidup. Betul atau tidak?
What is meant by dakwah, and is every person obliged to leave home for dakwah 3 days a week, one week a month, 40 days a year and 40 months in a lifetime?
Short answer
Dakwah means inviting people to the truth, namely performing commands and avoiding prohibitions of Allah for happiness in this world and the hereafter.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Perak State Mufti Department
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Soal Jawab
- Topic
- Ethics, Remembrance & Supplication
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Dakwah means inviting people to the truth, namely performing commands and avoiding prohibitions of Allah for happiness in this world and the hereafter. The ruling states that no textual evidence obliges going out for dakwah for fixed periods such as 3 days, 40 days or 40 months. Muslims are obliged to do dakwah at any time according to their ability and opportunity. Dakwah does not necessarily require leaving home, and giving dakwah to one's children, wife and family is more important, while the fixed days and durations are mere invention.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Oleh itu, tiada nas atau keterangan yang mewajibkan seseorang keluar berdakwah 3 hari seminggu, seminggu dalam sebulan, 40 hari setahun dan 40 bulan seumur hidup.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Perak State Mufti Department. “Apakah yang dimaksudkan dengan perkataan dakwah? Ada yang mengatakan bahawa setiap insan diwajibkan oleh Allah keluar meninggalkan rumah untuk berdakwah selama 3 hari dalam seminggu, seminggu dalam sebulan dan 40 hari dalam masa setahun dan 40 bulan seumur hidup. Betul atau tidak?”, date not stated. https://mufti.perak.gov.my/component/content/article/soal-jawab?catid=2#akhlak-2. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/meaning-of-dakwah-and-obligation-to-go-out/