http://www.nahlevents.com Correcting mistakes is from one of the teaching methods, which educationalists call the “remedial method”. Correcting people’s mistakes is essential if teaching people is the aim. It is also from the profound Prophetic method, which is the best of methods for anyone who is keen to teach branches of knowledge. For every type of person or a group, there is a specific way of speaking to them, calling them, advising them and teaching them. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم would speak to people on the level of their comprehension, while showing empathy to those whom he was advising and correcting. This short but profound seminar will highlight some of the ways and manners of advising people around us, and how we should refrain from hasty acts of condemning etc. as this is usually counter-productive and not from the characteristics of our righteous scholars and predecessors. The respected speaker will also provide brief explanatory notes from the classical works of Ibn Rajab and others in detailing the importance of this subject matter. The seminar will be indispensable for everyone who is concerned with education.

1. Points To Note While
Rectifying Mistakes
Ust Mohammad Khalid Rafi

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1) Purifying Intentions
 We should examine our motives, purify our intentions and advise
sincerely for the sake of Allah, without seeking ostentation,
fame, worldly gain or showing superiority.
 Our intentions, can act as the catalyst in determining the final
outcome of our actions.
The Prophet (saw) said: “Actions are but by
intentions and each person will have but
that which he intended.” (HR Bukhari)

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1) Purifying Intentions
 This will give us an opportunity to continue if we feel
we are sincere or pause and take a moment to purify
our intentions for our current psyche might lead us to
condemn the person we are seeking to advise.

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2) Knowledge
 If we have enough knowledge about that particular matter at
hand and knowledge about the situation of the person in
question, then we should proceed and give advice and maintain
sincerity.
 If we do not have enough knowledge about
the matter or the person, then it is
preferable best not to advise and to find
someone else who is better equipped to do
the job.

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2) Knowledge
 Say (O Muhammad) "This is my way; I invite
unto with sure knowledge, I and whosoever
follows me. And Glorified and Exalted be Allah.
And I am not of the Mushrikun.“ (Yusof : 108)
ِ ‫ه‬‫َّللا‬ ‫ى‬َ‫ل‬ِ‫إ‬ ‫و‬ُ‫ع‬ْ‫د‬َ‫أ‬ ‫ِي‬‫ل‬‫ي‬ِ‫ب‬َ‫س‬ ِ‫ه‬ِ‫ذ‬ٰ‫ـ‬َ‫ه‬ ْ‫ل‬ُ‫ق‬ٍۚ‫ة‬َ‫ير‬ ِ‫ص‬َ‫ب‬ ٰ‫ى‬َ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬‫ه‬‫ت‬‫ا‬ ِ‫ن‬َ‫م‬ َ‫و‬ ‫ا‬َ‫ن‬َ‫أ‬‫ِي‬‫ن‬َََ‫ب‬ۖ
َ‫ين‬ِ‫ك‬ِ‫ر‬ْ‫ش‬ُ‫م‬ْ‫ل‬‫ا‬ َ‫ن‬ِ‫م‬ ‫ا‬َ‫ن‬َ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬َ‫م‬ َ‫و‬ ِ ‫ه‬‫َّللا‬ َ‫ان‬َ‫ح‬ْ‫ب‬ُ‫س‬ َ‫و‬

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3) Maintain Privacy
 Giving advice in Islam should not involve exposing the
personal weaknesses of people.
The Prophet (saw) said, “Whoever pursues the shortcomings
of people, Allah will pursue theirs.”
(HR Tirmidzi; Shahih)

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3) Maintain Privacy
 Al-Fudayl ibn `Iyad said,"A believer covers up and advises
(believers), whereas an evildoer exposes and humiliates ."
 Imam Ibn Rajab Al-Hanbali commented on Al-Fudayl's words
saying, "It is considered an advice if it is done in private while
humiliation if it is broadcasted."
He adds, “The one who exhorts his brother
privately, it is an advice.
The one who exhorts him publicly, it is
merely scolding"

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4) Gentleness
 Avoid giving advice in the form of a reprimand. Instead, offer
our insights, experiences, and ideas as if they were another
point of view for the other person to consider without being
forceful.
“Call [people] to the path of your Lord with
wisdom and good teaching. Argue with them in
the most courteous way, for your Lord knows
best who has strayed from His way and who is
rightly guided.”
(An Nahl : 125)

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4) Gentleness
The Prophet (saw) said, “Kindness is not to be found in anything
but that it adds to its beauty, and it is not withdrawn from
anything but it makes it defective.”
(HR Muslim)

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5) Ask Permission
We should never impose ourselves on anyone.
We should always ask if someone actually wants our advice
otherwise it will fall on deaf ears.
Sometimes people have their own unique problems and
issues that only they can solve.

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6) Listen First
Issues are often more complex than they initially appear.
By listening first, we can truly appreciate a matter and
understand it fully and then offer any suitable advice.
This type of empathetic listening ensures
‘connection before correction’, making the
person we are advising more willing to listen
to what we may have to offer.

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7) Consider the Person’s Capability
After listening to the other person, it advisable to ask them
what they think they can do to solve their problem.
Asking them what they would like to do and what they can
actually do and then offering any suitable solutions might be a
better way forward.

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8) Avoid Making Judgments
Advising is a gentle process, which requires love, mercy and
compassion.
If our advice is perceived as harsh or judgmental then it is
likely to offend causing the listener to avoid anything we say –
good and bad.
Righteousness never gives birth to religious
arrogance, so be careful whenever we give
words of advice.

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9) Lead by example
It is likely that a person will listen to you if you have faced a
similar situation in the past and acted according to how you
are currently giving advice.
“Most hateful it is with Allah that you say that
which you do not do.”
(As Saff : 3)

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9) Lead by example
Francis Bacon, a famous English philosopher, clearly describes
the harm of preaching what one does not practice.
"He that gives good advice builds with one hand; he that gives
good counsel and example builds with both, but he that gives
good admonition and bad example builds with one hand and
pulls down with the other."

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10) An Act of Worship, Not a Habit
For some people, giving advice turns into a habitual pattern.
Sometimes one gives advice to others to avoid dealing with
one's own problems. Be Specific and Brief.
There is a saying "He who is preoccupied
with telling others to be good may find no
time to be good."

17. Giving Advice to
Different Types Of
People

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1) Willing to do good but is negligent
This type of person is good but negligent and has little insight
and understanding about his mistakes.
This person needs to be invited wisely by guiding
him the truth while inviting him to the immediate
and deferred benefits of following it.
In this case, he will accept the invitation and
become heedful and hasten to follow the truth.

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2) Renounce The Truth & Disregards
This type of person is one who has doubts which obstructs his
understanding of the truth.
Such person needs good explanations,
clarifications & removal of his syubhah. This is
made easier by exposing him to unrefutable
evidence against his syubhah.

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3) Deluded With A Doubtful Matter
This type of person is deluded with a doubtful matter which
hinders him from understanding and following the Truth.
Such a person should be dealth with extra
leniency and patience when arguing with them
until all doubts are removed by introducing
various evidence and providing sufficient and
clear explanation that agrees with the
recipient's language and customs.