The Weakness of Enjoining Good in Government Departments
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The questioner:
In some government departments and institutions, enjoining good has become very weak. Prayer is abandoned openly, and some employees are neither commanded nor forbidden. Do you not see that the department for enjoining good and forbidding evil should cover them, given that there is a need for it?
The Shaykh:
There are many orders and circulars regarding this, and efforts are being made in this matter. We ask Allah to guide them, rectify their condition, and grant success to the leaders and dignitaries in their work so that others will follow them. We ask Allah to help them. There is no doubt that this is very important. If the head of the department, the minister in the department, and the like are careful, the others will follow them. We ask Allah to guide everyone.
The questioner:
O Allah, amen.
The Shaykh:
We ask Allah to guide everyone.
In some government departments and institutions, enjoining good has become very weak. Prayer is abandoned openly, and some employees are neither commanded nor forbidden. Do you not see that the department for enjoining good and forbidding evil should cover them, given that there is a need for it?
The Shaykh:
There are many orders and circulars regarding this, and efforts are being made in this matter. We ask Allah to guide them, rectify their condition, and grant success to the leaders and dignitaries in their work so that others will follow them. We ask Allah to help them. There is no doubt that this is very important. If the head of the department, the minister in the department, and the like are careful, the others will follow them. We ask Allah to guide everyone.
The questioner:
O Allah, amen.
The Shaykh:
We ask Allah to guide everyone.
Source
ندوات الجامع الكبير مع الأسئلة - 74 — archive.org (1:27:41)
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