QUALIFICATIONS FOR PREACHING

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Last Updated: Friday, 12 September 2014 15:25

Shaddad Bin Hakeem (rahmatullah alayh) said that only a man with the following qualities should teach (the Deen) to others:

- He reminds people of Allah's bounties inducing gratitude (shukr) in them.

- He reminds them of their sins inducing repentance in them.

- He reminds them that Shaitaan is their enemy so that they stay far from him.

If these ingredients are lacking, the talk is a calamity and the speaker simply seeks to project his image. His motive is riya (show). Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said that every discussion devoid of Allah's Thikr will be a calamity on the Day of Qiyaamah for the speaker.