Suhaib Webb – How Prophet Muhammad Utilized Modern Means for Good

So the chapter comes at an opportune moment.

Just as when the prophet was commanded to

warn his people, he went to the top

of Safa, which is the best way to

communicate.

He uses, as we're gonna talk about in

the next,

chapter,

the means that Allah gives him to do

good. He takes advantage of those means. And

he doesn't cower in the name of religion

because it's very easy to be scared and

say, I don't want to try anything new

or engage anything new because it's easy to

be secure in what used to work. Like

in the Azhar, no offense, and I'm Azhar,

so I can say it. When the radio

first came into Egypt, you know, and people

were asking, can we do Quran,

the Quran radio station?

Initially, some scholars were like, this is an

innovation,

a bad innovation, heterodoxy.

This is not allowed. People will go in

the restroom with a radio.

Whatever, man. Right? Any excuse. But then the

majority of of scholars were like, no. Like,

first of all, it's not your fault if

someone goes into the restroom with a radio.

Like, that's they did it. It's not anyone

else's fault. And now we know one of

the most important

means for many people to stay in touch

with the Quran is that radio station.

So