What is the ruling on one who is shy when forbidding evil?
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Question:
The questioner says: I am a young man, and praise be to Allah, I know that sometimes I know the ruling but I do not forbid the evil, and that is out of shynfulness on my part. Please advise us, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
This does not prevent shynfulness from being part of the religion. The shynfulness that prevents one from the religion is blameworthy. Rather, the praiseworthy shynfulness is that which prevents one from what is not fitting. The shynfulness that prevents one from what is not fitting for a person, for a Muslim, such as base matters and sins, and the like, this is praiseworthy shynfulness.
And this is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) spoke of when he said: Shynfulness is a branch of faith, or he said: Shynfulness is from faith. The shynfulness that prevents its owner from what is not fitting for manliness, or what is not fitting for the religion. As for the shynfulness that prevents one from good, and prevents one from learning knowledge, and prevents one from asking about what he needs in his religion, this is blameworthy shynfulness. Or it prevents one from enjoining good and forbidding evil; this is blameworthy shynfulness.
The questioner says: I am a young man, and praise be to Allah, I know that sometimes I know the ruling but I do not forbid the evil, and that is out of shynfulness on my part. Please advise us, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
This does not prevent shynfulness from being part of the religion. The shynfulness that prevents one from the religion is blameworthy. Rather, the praiseworthy shynfulness is that which prevents one from what is not fitting. The shynfulness that prevents one from what is not fitting for a person, for a Muslim, such as base matters and sins, and the like, this is praiseworthy shynfulness.
And this is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) spoke of when he said: Shynfulness is a branch of faith, or he said: Shynfulness is from faith. The shynfulness that prevents its owner from what is not fitting for manliness, or what is not fitting for the religion. As for the shynfulness that prevents one from good, and prevents one from learning knowledge, and prevents one from asking about what he needs in his religion, this is blameworthy shynfulness. Or it prevents one from enjoining good and forbidding evil; this is blameworthy shynfulness.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم من يستحي عند إنكار المنكر؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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