Dear Shaykh, this is a project which I have been thinking about for a while. It has to do with sending letters to journalists. I have divided journalists into three categories: those who are well-versed in deviant thought; those who are no more than an echo but do not really understand anything; and the ordinary kind who are not influenced by any ideology at all. The purpose of that is to guide those journalists who have gone astray. I have sent letters to a few of them, and I have had good and promising results, praise be to Allaah – especially from the women. This is by the grace of Allaah. I need your advice. May Allaah reward you with good.
Praise be to Allah.
May Allaah reward you with good for your efforts to support
the religion of Allaah and to save these people from kufr, rebellion and
sin. We suggest the following:
-Remind them of their Islamic
roots and make them feel nostalgic for their religion.
-Remind them of Allaah and the
Last Day. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Their testimony will be recorded, and they will be
questioned”
[al-Zukhruf 43:19]
-Remind them of the seriousness
of apostasy, and that the apostate does not deserve to live, according to
the standards of sharee’ah. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) said: “Whoever changes his religion, kill him.”
-Remind them of the foolishness
of blindly imitating the west, and mention some of the bad things that
happen in the west, quoting statistics, etc.
-Remind them of the blessing of
their ability to write, and that this ability must be used to obey Allaah
and defend His religion, as Hassaan ibn Thaabit and others did.
-Remind them of the seriousness
of showing loyalty to the enemies of Allaah, and the stern warnings that
have been narrated concerning that, and that adopting western thought and
principles that go against Islam is a form of loyalty to the enemies of
Allaah which puts one beyond the pale of Islam and constitutes apostasy.