Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil for Women
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Question:
He says: Sins and evil deeds have multiplied, and their spread has increased due to the silence of many people regarding them, especially on the side of women. Some women believe that enjoining good and forbidding evil, and giving advice, are specific to men. Therefore, you may see an evil and know that it is evil, but then you do not act to enjoin the good and forbid the evil, or to hold people accountable. Is there a word for men and women?
Answer:
Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) mentioned that among women are those who enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong. Allah the Exalted said:[At-Tawbah 9:71] And the believing men and believing women, and the disbelieving men and disbelieving women are the opposite: [At-Tawbah 9:67] So women enjoin what is right.
His saying (peace and blessings be upon him) is general for the mother and the father. What is not specific to the father is general for both parents. So the mother has a role in her home and with her sisters, and when she sees what is wrong. The generality of his saying (peace and blessings be upon him), "Whoever among you sees…," includes both men and women Sahih Muslim 49a. Yes.
He says: Sins and evil deeds have multiplied, and their spread has increased due to the silence of many people regarding them, especially on the side of women. Some women believe that enjoining good and forbidding evil, and giving advice, are specific to men. Therefore, you may see an evil and know that it is evil, but then you do not act to enjoin the good and forbid the evil, or to hold people accountable. Is there a word for men and women?
Answer:
Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) mentioned that among women are those who enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong. Allah the Exalted said:
believing women are allies of one another. They enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong
وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتُ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ بَعْضٍ يَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِThey enjoin what is wrong and forbid what is right
يَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمُنكَرِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمَعْرُوفِHis saying (peace and blessings be upon him)
Command your children
مروا أولادكم هذاHe who amongst you sees something abominable should modify it with the help of his hand; and if he has not strength enough to do it, then he should do it with his tongue, and if he has not strength enough to do it, (even) then he should (abhor it) from his heart, and that is the least of faith.
من رأى منكم منكرا فليغيره بيده فإن لم يستطع فبلسانه فإن لم يستطع فبقلبه وذلك أضعف الإيمان
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