The ruling on one who sees what is wrong and is unable to change it
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Question:
A question from our sister from Yanbu al-Bahr, who used the name Ummah Allah, in which she says: I see what is wrong and I try to change it, but I am unable to. And because of the frequency of seeing this wrong, the feeling of it may stand, or decrease, or diminish, and it fades away little by little, despite my certainty of its prohibition. Does this indicate that I am weak in faith, as mentioned in a hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih Muslim 49a?
Answer:
Yes, forbidding what is wrong is an obligatory duty to the extent of one's ability, as detailed in this hadith, and it does not drop off the Muslim under any circumstances. However, he forbids it according to his ability: either with his hand if he has authority, or with his tongue if he has no authority but has the ability to express it, or with his heart if he cannot do the two previous stages. If a person forbids what is wrong with his heart where he can do nothing else, he should distance himself from the wrong and its people, and isolate himself from them if he is able to do so. If he is unable to isolate himself from them and distance himself from them, he should hate this wrong in his heart and hate its people. If Allah knows that from his intention, he is safe from the sin of the wrong, because he forbade it. That does not indicate weakness in his faith, as long as he forbids the wrong, hates the wrong, and hates its people. This is the limit of what he deserves. He says: "Fear Allah as much as you are able." And the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 7288 As for the one who does not forbid what is wrong with his heart, there is no faith in him, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih Muslim 50a Some of the Salaf said: "He is destroyed who does not forbid what is wrong with his heart." Yes. May Allah reward you with good and do you good. You also ask and say: Is it permissible for a pilgrim to leave the tawaf (circumambulation of the Ka'bah) to rest for a few minutes and then return to resume and complete the tawaf, especially since he was in the third round with weak women and heavy crowds? If it is not permissible, what is required of him, given that months have passed since his Hajj? May Allah reward you with good.
A question from our sister from Yanbu al-Bahr, who used the name Ummah Allah, in which she says: I see what is wrong and I try to change it, but I am unable to. And because of the frequency of seeing this wrong, the feeling of it may stand, or decrease, or diminish, and it fades away little by little, despite my certainty of its prohibition. Does this indicate that I am weak in faith, as mentioned in a hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)
He 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 راى منكم منكرا فليغيره بيده فان لم يستطع فبلسانه فان لم يستطع فبقلبه وذلك اضعف الايمانAnswer:
Yes, forbidding what is wrong is an obligatory duty to the extent of one's ability, as detailed in this hadith, and it does not drop off the Muslim under any circumstances. However, he forbids it according to his ability: either with his hand if he has authority, or with his tongue if he has no authority but has the ability to express it, or with his heart if he cannot do the two previous stages. If a person forbids what is wrong with his heart where he can do nothing else, he should distance himself from the wrong and its people, and isolate himself from them if he is able to do so. If he is unable to isolate himself from them and distance himself from them, he should hate this wrong in his heart and hate its people. If Allah knows that from his intention, he is safe from the sin of the wrong, because he forbade it. That does not indicate weakness in his faith, as long as he forbids the wrong, hates the wrong, and hates its people. This is the limit of what he deserves. He says: "Fear Allah as much as you are able." And the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
And if I order you to do something, then do of it as much as you can.
إذا أمرتكم بأمر فأتوا منه ما استطعتمAnd there is nothing beyond that, which
وليس وراء ذلك أيno faith even to the extent of a mustard seed
من الإيمان حبة خردل،
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 01/280 — archive.org (1:55)
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