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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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I learned that one of the women is committing some wrongs, and I wrote to her warning her about what she is doing. Have I fulfilled the obligation upon myself?

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Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. He says: If I learned that one of the women is committing some wrongs, and I wrote to her warning her about what she is doing, have I, given the circumstances mentioned, fulfilled the obligation upon myself? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
If you have authority and power over her, then it is not sufficient that you merely advised her; rather, you must take action to stop her. However, if you do not have authority over her, then you must convey the matter to the one who has authority over her, or to her guardian, or to the existing authority, in order to take action to stop her. These considerations are necessary: if you have authority over her, it is obligatory for you to take action to stop her and prevent her from engaging in these wrongs. If you do not have authority over her, then you convey the matter to the one who has authority over her so that he may prevent her from it, after you have advised her and explained the matter to her, in the hope that she will abandon these matters on her own and no authority is needed. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، علمت أن إحدى النساء تعمل بعض المنكرات، وكتبت لها محذرا عما تعمل، هل أكون قد أديت الواجب على نفسي؟ — youtube.com

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