Is the one who leaves off forbidding evil with the tongue when he is able to do so sinful?
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The questioner:
One of the brothers says that he does not advise people, and if he sees someone listening to songs and does not advise him, is he sinful for that?
The Shaykh:
Mm.
The questioner:
He says that he does not advise people, and if he sees a person in sin, is he sinful for leaving off his advice?
The Shaykh:
It is obligatory for him, if he sees what is wrong, to advise him and to forbid what is wrong; this is his obligation. He should leave off negligence and turning away, and rather advise his brothers and cooperate with them in righteousness and piety, as Allah the Exalted said, cooperating in it. Yes. The Exalted said:[At-Tawbah 9:71] And indeed, the believers are these are the characteristics of the believers, these are the qualities of the believers.
One of the brothers says that he does not advise people, and if he sees someone listening to songs and does not advise him, is he sinful for that?
The Shaykh:
Mm.
The questioner:
He says that he does not advise people, and if he sees a person in sin, is he sinful for leaving off his advice?
The Shaykh:
It is obligatory for him, if he sees what is wrong, to advise him and to forbid what is wrong; this is his obligation. He should leave off negligence and turning away, and rather advise his brothers and cooperate with them in righteousness and piety, as Allah the Exalted said, cooperating in it. Yes. The Exalted said:
The believing men and believing women are allies of one another. They enjoin what is right
وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتُ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ بَعْضٍ يَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 178 هل يأثم من ترك إنكار المنكر باللسان عند القدرة؟ للإمام ابن باز — youtube.com
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