“I don’t get enough views.”
Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al Fawzān حفظه الله said:
Some people, if they are not praised or encouraged, they stop giving da‘wah. Verily, this is a sign that they were not calling to Allah, but rather calling to themselves.
[المنتقى من فتاوى الفوزان ١٣٦/٦]
And Shaykh Muqbil رحمه الله said:
Whoever wants to give da‘wah expecting no harm, then let him stay with his mother and cover himself under a blanket.
Meaning: the path of da‘wah is not a path of comfort, praise, popularity, and attention. It is a path of patience, sincerity, criticism, loneliness, and striving for the sake of Allah.
If you command good and forbid evil, do not expect people to throw roses at you. Even the Prophets عليهم السلام were mocked, harmed, rejected, and called liars.
Reflect over the advice of Luqman to his son:
﴿يَا بُنَيَّ أَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ وَأْمُرْ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَانْهَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ وَاصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا أَصَابَكَ﴾
“O my dear son! Establish prayer, encourage what is good and forbid what is evil, and patiently endure whatever befalls you.”
[سورة لقمان: ١٧]
So call to Allah sincerely, whether people praise you, ignore you, support you, or turn away from you. Because the true caller to Allah seeks reward from Allah alone, not from views, followers, or people’s applause.
“I don’t get enough views.”
Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al Fawzān حفظه الله said:
Some people, if they are not praised or encouraged, they stop giving da‘wah. Verily, this is a sign that they were not calling to Allah, but rather calling to themselves.
[المنتقى من فتاوى الفوزان ١٣٦/٦]
And Shaykh Muqbil رحمه الله said:
Whoever wants to give da‘wah expecting no harm, then let him stay with his mother and cover himself under a blanket.
Meaning: the path of da‘wah is not a path of comfort, praise, popularity, and attention. It is a path of patience, sincerity, criticism, loneliness, and striving for the sake of Allah.
If you command good and forbid evil, do not expect people to throw roses at you. Even the Prophets عليهم السلام were mocked, harmed, rejected, and called liars.
Reflect over the advice of Luqman to his son:
﴿يَا بُنَيَّ أَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ وَأْمُرْ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَانْهَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ وَاصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا أَصَابَكَ﴾
“O my dear son! Establish prayer, encourage what is good and forbid what is evil, and patiently endure whatever befalls you.”
[سورة لقمان: ١٧]
So call to Allah sincerely, whether people praise you, ignore you, support you, or turn away from you. Because the true caller to Allah seeks reward from Allah alone, not from views, followers, or people’s applause.
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