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What is the ruling on sometimes inviting to Allah using the colloquial dialect, especially with family, and what is the ruling on mixing classical Arabic with colloquial Arabic while maintaining proper terminology?

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If the parents do not understand classical Arabic, and speaking with them in colloquial Arabic clarifies matters of Sharia for them, then there is no harm in inviting them [to Islam] in colloquial Arabic, or introducing some colloquial terms into an eloquent admonition; for the purpose of understanding and guidance, provided that these terms adhere to the rulings of Sharia.

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