Question About Dua

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i) What is the first thing a person calls to when giving da'wah?

ii) What is the proof for that?
Somthing about when Mu'aad Ibn Jabal (may Allaah be pleased with him) was sent to Yemen.

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As Salaamu Alaykum,

i) What is the first thing a person calls to when giving da'wah?

The First thing that one must Call to Is the Tawheed (Oneness) of Allah Subhaanahuu' wa ta'alaa

Shiekh Usaama Al-Qoosee says:

The reason for this is because if someone knows and understands who Allaah is, he will readily accept from Allaah. But if he doesn't know about Allaah or what Allaah requires him to know, then he will indeed debate and argue about the verses of Allaah without knowledge. And he will take them as a joke and a trivial matter – and due to that, he will be far astray. So knowledge of Allaah and His Oneness is the foundation of this Religion. And it was the da'wah (Call) of all of the Messengers that Allaah sent.

ii) What is the proof for that?
Somthing about when Mu'aad Ibn Jabal (may Allaah be pleased with him) was sent to Yemen.

In the Saheeh of Imaam Al-Bukhaaree, there is found the famous hadeeth, in which the Messenger of Allaah Salallaahu 'alayhi wasallam sent Mu'aadh Ibn Jabal (radiyallaahu anhu) toYemen. When he was seeing him off, he said to him:
"Indeed you are going to a group of people who are from the People of the Book (the Jews and the Christians). So let the first thing that you call them to be that they worship Allaah alone and not ascribe any partners to Him."

In another wording of this hadeeth found in the Saheeh of Imaam
Al-Bukhaaree, the Prophet (salallaahu 'alayhi wasallam) said:
"So let the first thing that you call them to be that they
single Allaah out (i.e. worship Him alone)."
So this indicates to us that the foundation of this Religion is Tawheed.

And in another wording of this hadeeth, the Prophet salallaahu 'alayhi wasallam said to Mu'aadh: "So when they come to know Allaah, then inform them or teach them that Allaah has obligated five prayers on them
during each day and night."

The point here is that these people should not be talked to about the prayer until after they first perfect their understanding of Allaah, Subhaanahu wa Ta'alaa. So knowledge of Allaah, which is Tawheed, is the primary foundation of this Religion - the Religion of Islaam. And it is that which all the messengers and the prophets were sent with. They were sent with the Tawheed of Allaah, as Allaah says quoting from the prophets: "That you worship Allaah, you have no other god besides Him."

Hope that helps InshaAllah Akhee.