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Motivation, Incentives & Rewards of Da’wah.

PART 1.

MOTIVATION AND REWARDS FOR DAWAH

There are actually a million reasons why one should get involved in da’wah work. In an age where there is a certain stigma attached to it or it has become unfashionable, here are some brief points for us to ponder upon and become involved in this noble work.

1. Giving dawah is about being a human being.

● Imagine you find yourself and all of your friends and family in a labyrinth. You are all frantically trying to escape this because the labyrinth has been set on fire. You somehow find the map to escape safely. You immediately make your way out, but you do not tell your friends and family to follow you. You don’t give them the directions. Eventually the whole
labyrinth burns down, and your friends and family are gone forever & ever!
● How do you feel?
● Is your lack of action selfish? Evil? Inhumane?!

2. It develops empathy – a prophetic trait.

● Having empathy does not mean agreeing with people. Rather, it means having the ability to enter into another’s personality and imaginatively experiencing his or her emotions. As Muslims, we must be empathic. If we do not give dawah, we lack this virtuous trait.


● Those who deny Allah and reject Him have chosen the path to the fire. Allah does not want people to go to hell. However, it is we who choose to deny His mercy and guidance. Thus, placing ourselves on the path of spiritual destruction. Think about the reality of hell. If you had empathy, you would not want anyone to go there.

“Surely! Those who disbelieved in
Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) we shall burn
them in Fire. As often as their skins are roasted through, we shall change them for
other skins that they may taste the punishment. Truly, Allah is ever Most Powerful,
AllWise.” (4:56)


● The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: “Among the inmates of Hell will be a person who had led a very luxurious life in this world and will be brought on the Day of Judgement and dipped in the Hellfire, he will then be asked: ‘O son of Adam! Did you ever experience any comfort? Did you (ever) happen to have any luxury?’ He will reply: ‘I swear by Allah, no my Lord.’ Then, another person, who had experienced extreme misery in the life of this world, will be dipped in Paradise. He will then be asked: ‘O son of Adam! Did you ever experience any misery? Did you ever encounter difficulty?’ He will reply: ‘I swear by
Allah, no my Lord, I neither experienced misery nor passed through hardship.’” (Muslim)


● The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) had so much empathy for others and he did not want to see people going to Hellfire!

The likeness of me and you is that of a
man who lit a fire and grasshoppers and moths started falling into it, and he tried to push
them away. I am seizing your waistbands and trying to pull you away from the Fire but you
are trying to get away from me.” (Muslim).


● In fact, he has so much empathy that his emotional response to people rejecting the
message almost killed him with grief! Allah says: “It may be that you are going to kill
yourself with grief, that they do not become believers.” (26:3)


3.Those who give dawah are the best of people.

● Allah describes those who give dawah as being the best in speech 🗣

“And who is better in
speech than one who invites to Allah and does righteousness and says: ‘I am one of
the Muslims.’” (41:33)


4. The rewards are immense 💰


● The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:

“Whoever guides [another] to a good
deed will get a reward similar to the one who performs it.” (Muslim)


● The Prophet (peace be upon him) said:

“By Allah, if Allah were to guide one man through
you it would be better for you than the best type of camels.”(Bukhari and Muslim)

The equivalent today would be an expensive sports car as the ‘camels’ of today!


5. Giving dawah is self-defining


● The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: “You will not truly believe until you love for your brother (akhikhi) what you love for yourself.” (Bukhari)

● The great clàssical Scholar Imam An-Nawawi said “This is interpreted as brotherhood in general, such that it includes the disbeliever and the Muslim. So, he should love for his brother, the disbeliever, what he loves for himself which is his entering Islam, just as he should love for his brother Muslim
that he remains in Islam. For this reason, it is recommended to supplicate for the
disbeliever to be guided. The meaning of love here is an intention for good and benefit, and this meaning is religious love, not human love.” (Sharḥ al-Arba’īn 13)


● Therefore, if we want to elevate our imaan, we have to give the thing that we love to other people. If we love Allah and the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) the most, then we should give this love to humanity. In this light, giving dawah is spreading love!
💜

6. Giving dawah gives us life!

Do you not to have that sought after feeling of being alive! Feeling alive!


● Allah says “O you who have believed, respond to Allah and to the Messenger when he
calls you to that which gives you life.” (8:24)

● Imam Bukhari said that responding to the call is responding to all that is good. Dawah is the peak of goodness, because you are commanding tawheed and forbidding shirk. If we do not
respond to this call, are we “dead”?


7. You cannot connect with the Quran properly if you do not give dawah

Around one third of the Qur’an is the stories of the Prophets. Their stories are based on one
theme: dawah.
● Allah says: “And We did not send any Messenger before you (O Muhammad) but We
revealed to him (saying): ‘none has the right to be worshipped but I, so worship Me.
(21:25) and [We sent] messengers as bringers of good tidings and warner so that
mankind will have no argument against Allah after the messengers. And ever is Allah
Exalted in Might and Wise.” (4:165)

● If we read through the Quran, we can find this in many places. Study the lives of the Prophets and you will clearly see that they were all calling to the worship of one God.

Finally, being involved in da’wah gives you an amazing focus in life. It’s liberating and a permanent feel good factor.

Adapted & edited from the iERA Dawah training course. 2017.

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23 Comments

  1. It indeed is an eye opener. May Allah bless you for your wonderful work and may the passion for Dawah get developed in our hearts. Aameen

  2. Dawah is really self helping too
    Jzk
    It is obligatory for us to give dawah, being empathic
    Our ummah needs this

  3. MashaAllah very informative and amazing blog.
    Giving dawah is spreading love, SubhanAllah❤️
    Whoever guide someone for a good deed, will get a similiar reward really motivative me for dawah.
    Jzk

  4. To be empathetic, it is a must to give dawah. As it helps us elevate our eman and enable us to be the best person! As Allah swt has mentioned in Quran that the best people are those who call towards Allah swt

  5. SubhanAllah ❤️
    Giving Dawah is giving love. And it gives you life and develop our empathy..
    May Allah help us and accept it from you and all of us.

  6. SubhanAllah,
    *Giving dawah is spreading love.*
    May Allah guide us, and help us to get involved in dawah Ameen
    JazakAllah brother

  7. SubhanAllah..the best incentives..💓
    It definitely benefits us in this life and the hereafter and being the messengers of messenger is the most beautiful thing

  8. La hawla wa la quwata Illa Bi Allah
    May Allah forgive us
    We are becoming lazy day after day to make dawah because of this worldly life
    Jazakum Allaho kheir for these worthy information .

    Dawah is life.

  9. This blog has really motivated me to find that element of empathy within myself. I don’t usually consider other people’s feelings and thoughts and just say what i have to say. Dawah training is really making me practice those things which i never did before. Thats an amazing blog brother nadeem. Keep us motivated.

  10. Alhamdulillah for giving me an opportunity to read this amazing article.
    Recollecting some of the points I learnt :
    – The example of labyrinth was terrifying to read and truely ponder the effects of not giving dawah.
    – Empathy is not agreeing with people but to understand their emotions and be able to view from their point of view.
    – Although most of us are familiar with the Quranic verses and Hadiths mentioned, its very refreshing and seems like coming across those for the first time.
    – Some of the greatest reasons to give dawah is to gain immense reward, to feel more alive, get connected with Quran more and especially to be among the bedt of people.
    – One of the amazing noble trait mentioned is to loving for your brother what you love for yourself which elevates emaan.
    – I also liked the ending which also makes us to realise that dawah gives great focus to us, liberating and to make us feel more good inshaAllah.
    May Allah bless the one who wrote this article and compiled it beautifully.
    I thought of writing a comment but it becomes a review.
    Anyways JazakAllah Khair.

  11. “And who is better in
    speech than one who invites to Allah and does righteousness and says: ‘I am one of
    the Muslims.’” (41:33)

    This point inspired me..

  12. Such a beneficial blog. Allahumma Barik, May Allah reward you with goodness and Instill the love of Daw’ah in our hearts.

  13. Jazak Allahu khairn for this amazing blog!and the most importent blog on the most importent topic of our live!why we should give dawah!iera and dawah motivation really always inspire me and help me alot!encourage me alot!
    Really the points are so amazing!I personally notes some importent points!which are the following
    1.giving dawah is about being a human being!!being a human we should give other the directions of the right way,the directions which leads them towards Allah swt!We shouldnot be selfish and evil towards them!that we know the right path,that’s it! no need to care about other,!no we can not do such things if we r good human!
    2.it develops empathy which is very importent as a human that we should have empathy towards others people,one of the great example is our prophet mhummad(pbuh)he had so much empathy for other and he did not want to see people to hellfire,so as a follower of his,and as a muslim we must be empathic and if we don’t give dawah we have lack of this beautiful feeling!and Allah does not want people to go to hell,it is we who choose to deny his Mercy and guidance,and if we have emphathy we would not want to anyone to putting on the path which leads people to hell fire!.
    3.the best point is that those who give dawah are the best of people among the hole mankind,and the people who is best in speech,[Quran 41:33] Who is better in speech than one who calls (men) to Allah, works righteousness, and says, “I am of those who bow in Islam”?
    4..most benificial point,that the reward for giving dawah are immense,because of me if one people guided and does any good deeds I will get the same reward to that person who performs it😃,and this is my favourite point,we can not even imagine how it work on the day of judgement!
    5.giving dawah can improve our imaan our confident and also at the same time it can improve and increas our good deeds!
    6.by giving dawah we can spread the love we can show them the real meassage of Islam by our beautifull manner!that’s y we should learn how to give dawah!we can connect people with our heart,our intension to understand their feeling,their situation!
    7.also in engaging dawah always connect us with Quran,give us always opportunity to ponder on Quran to understand it properly by focusing on the life of all prophets and their stories!and their way to give dawah!
    There is lot of things to learn and to make notes and to say!and I always learn from this blog Alhamdulillah!jzk for increasing my knowledge!

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