Extremely interesting fact that you would use at some point in your life

"Whose smarter? The Selfish or the Generous?"- Adam Grant, Ph.D 

Article: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/give-and-take/201305/who-s-smarter-the-selfish-or-the-generous

Contrary to the popular belief, psychological studies show that those who scored higher on intelligence tests are the ones who are more thoughtful of others. Because it takes a higher level of thought processing to understand another persons perspective, so it takes a higher level of thought processing to empathize with others and to put yourself in their shoes. In the same study those who scored lower on intelligence tests were described to be 'selfish', self centered and someone who concentrates on their own gains. This was reflected in their choices in a hypothetical situation of whether they would give $4 to a stranger in need

Something to think about.

Deceptive tactics when doing Dawah.... Is it justified?

I've noticed that there are some people who use deceptive tactics on others to make them do good acts or even when doing Dawah. Whether this be in the form of scaring them with made up stories about a person who went to jahannam or even untrue stories about dreams of the Prophet (PBUH) and his 'message for humanity'. Then afterwards these untruths would circulate rapidly between people through text messages and Facebook shares; automatically most of us believe in it because it 'apparently' looks like it 'could' be from hadith. But we simply accept it because on the outset it looks Islamic. Wrong approach. We should always look to verify whatever information that comes our way. If you pass on information that turns out to be untrue, you will have a share in the responsibility as well.

This 'deceptive tactic' is done because apparently the ends justify the means. However, when it comes to a lie like this, something haraam, the ends will never be justified... and might even have a consequence. I've never seen this done by Islamic authority or any imams, if anything this happens most with us normal, untrained, laymen people. And the laymen who do this seem to not trust their recipient to use their own minds when deciding between good and bad. Even though Allah clearly tells us in this verse that truth is clearly distinct from error (if one uses their intellect):

"There is no compulsion in religion. Verily, the Right Path has become distinct from the wrong path. Whoever disbelieves in Tâghût and believes in God (ar. Allah), then he has grasped the most trustworthy handhold that will never break. And God is All-Hearer, All-Knower."- Quran 2:256

Seriously, how can you consider it wholesome for a person to do good deeds when it was motivated by something that's a lie.