Muraawada (gentle drawing of people toward the right)

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Sheikh Omar Abdelkafy holds that muraawada is gently drawing a creature out of its natural state, illustrated by the camel coaxed to drink, and that it is the Prophet ﷺ's manner in commanding and advising 1 2.

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Summary

Sheikh Omar Abdelkafy holds that muraawada is gently drawing a creature out of its natural state. He illustrates it with the Arab who coaxes a camel to drink, and holds that it is the Prophet's manner in commanding and advising. 1 2 3

The meaning of muraawada

The Sheikh explains muraawada as gently drawing a creature out of its natural state, and holds that this is how the one who commands or advises should act. 2

The camel

The Sheikh describes an Arab stirring water and whistling for a camel, so that the camel, absorbed in the sound and the movement, drinks more than it usually would; this, he says, is the root of muraawada. 1 2

Gentleness in commanding

The Sheikh holds that the nation is commanded to enjoin what is right, and that the manner required in doing so is gentleness. His example is a parent who coaxes a small child to take medicine rather than forcing him. 4 He holds that the Prophet's conduct was to be gentle in what one commands. 3

Heavy advice

The Sheikh holds that advice is heavy for the listener because it runs against people's desires, so it should not be thrown at them like a mountain but offered gently. 3

People and things also explored

Ada' al-dayn (paying a debt: its ruling, the manner of payment, insolvency and the debts of the dead)· Ada' al-shahada (performing testimony: the duty on request, the excused witness, and the wording)· Manners of the Qur'an bearer· Biting and the liability for injury it causes (add)· Adha (harm of a slight kind: removing harmful things and the duty not to harm)· Justice and grace (adl wal-fadl)· Pardon (afw) in purity, worship, contracts and penalties· Covenant (ahd) and the duty to keep it; oath by the covenant of God

Sources

  1. Assabile archive of Omar Abdelkafy's lectures (audio and video) , Al Dinu Al Qayem, episode 3, at 00:30:30 · Listen at the archive (opens the audio at this time)
  2. Assabile archive of Omar Abdelkafy's lectures (audio and video) , Al Dinu Al Qayem, episode 3, at 00:31:00 · Listen at the archive (opens the audio at this time)
  3. Assabile archive of Omar Abdelkafy's lectures (audio and video) , Al Dinu Al Qayem, episode 3, at 00:31:30 · Listen at the archive (opens the audio at this time)
  4. Assabile archive of Omar Abdelkafy's lectures (audio and video) , Al Dinu Al Qayem, episode 3, at 00:30:00 · Listen at the archive (opens the audio at this time)
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