The Ruling on Forbidding What Is Wrong According to One’s Ability
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, a report has come to you about something wrong. Is it obligatory for me to forbid it every time I see something wrong?
Answer:
Yes, it is obligatory to forbid what is wrong according to what you are able to do. Either by hand, if you have authority, or by tongue, if you do not have authority, through advice, admonition, enjoining good and forbidding evil by tongue, or by reporting this wrong and its location to the authority. If you are unable to do either of these, then you forbid it with your heart. You forbid it by being averse to this wrong, hating it, and not approving of it. So it is necessary to forbid what is wrong according to one’s situation and ability. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, a report has come to you about something wrong. Is it obligatory for me to forbid it every time I see something wrong?
Answer:
Yes, it is obligatory to forbid what is wrong according to what you are able to do. Either by hand, if you have authority, or by tongue, if you do not have authority, through advice, admonition, enjoining good and forbidding evil by tongue, or by reporting this wrong and its location to the authority. If you are unable to do either of these, then you forbid it with your heart. You forbid it by being averse to this wrong, hating it, and not approving of it. So it is necessary to forbid what is wrong according to one’s situation and ability. Yes.
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