Leniency in Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, I seek Allah’s forgiveness from you. I have been lenient in the matter of enjoining good and forbidding evil, as I have not carried it out with the required diligence. Do I commit a sin for this? And what is your guidance?
Answer:
Yes, if one falls short in something he is capable of, he commits a sin, because leaving off enjoining good and forbidding evil is obligatory, and he is capable of it. But if you are not capable of it, you do not commit a sin, or if you do not have the ability, if you have no knowledge or understanding, you do not commit a sin, meaning you do not have the readiness or qualification.
Honorable Shaykh, I seek Allah’s forgiveness from you. I have been lenient in the matter of enjoining good and forbidding evil, as I have not carried it out with the required diligence. Do I commit a sin for this? And what is your guidance?
Answer:
Yes, if one falls short in something he is capable of, he commits a sin, because leaving off enjoining good and forbidding evil is obligatory, and he is capable of it. But if you are not capable of it, you do not commit a sin, or if you do not have the ability, if you have no knowledge or understanding, you do not commit a sin, meaning you do not have the readiness or qualification.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين [11] — alfawzan.live (1:14:18)
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