REAL TALK / CUT THE SMALL TALK
Some groups of people promote the idea that we are still in the Meccan period so certain actions don’t need to be done, implemented or applied today, and this is totally wrong,
This is an old argument that has been dealt with on may occasions and the daleel against it are plentiful
The sad reality is there is a new trend with those amongst us who oppose the above idea, but have created for themselves a new period, the ‘Darul Arqum’ period.
This is where 5 to 10 people hide in a house (these days on the net) concentrating on only learning in secret, not coming out to call and teach the people, and will remain their until a Umar comes.
To these people we remind them that yes knowledge is an obligation, but don’t fall into the trap of another group who took it to the extremes, who said,
You can not call to Allah(swt) until you have mastered arabic, mesmerised the entire Quran, books of Hadith, and until you have received your Islamic university certificate
Open Dawah has been established from the time the Messenger (saw) and the companions left Darul Arqum, as for knowledge its never ending, you will never acquire all of it!
It was common among the sahabah that they would learn a bit and call to that which they know, Abu Bakr only knew La-ilaha-ill-allah and he called to it while continuing to learn from the Messenger of Allah
-Abu Ousayd