The Weakness of the Commission for Promoting Virtue and Banning Vice and the Opening of Shops During Prayer
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Question:
In the Tanta district in the south, there is no notable activity by the Commission for Promoting Virtue and Banning Vice, and they do not enjoin good or forbid evil. Commercial shops are open during prayer, and it seems to them that prayer is a foregone conclusion. We hope you will provide guidance and direction to those concerned?
Answer:
This is a reality, to some extent, in many places; because the commissions vary, and in some areas the commissions are few. So we ask Allah to help them to perform their duty, and what the questioner mentioned will be observed, if Allah wills.
In the Tanta district in the south, there is no notable activity by the Commission for Promoting Virtue and Banning Vice, and they do not enjoin good or forbid evil. Commercial shops are open during prayer, and it seems to them that prayer is a foregone conclusion. We hope you will provide guidance and direction to those concerned?
Answer:
This is a reality, to some extent, in many places; because the commissions vary, and in some areas the commissions are few. So we ask Allah to help them to perform their duty, and what the questioner mentioned will be observed, if Allah wills.
Source
ندوات الجامع الكبير مع الأسئلة - 35 — archive.org (18:27)
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