Negligence in Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, I am lax in the matter of enjoining good and forbidding evil, as I have not carried it out in the required manner. Do I commit a sin for this, and what is your guidance?
Answer:
Yes, whoever is negligent in something he is capable of doing, whether in enjoining good or forbidding evil, commits a sin, because leaving it is obligatory for him and he is capable of it. However, if you are not capable of it, or you do not know, or you do not have the ability, knowledge, or understanding, what sin do you commit? Because you do not have the readiness or qualification. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, I am lax in the matter of enjoining good and forbidding evil, as I have not carried it out in the required manner. Do I commit a sin for this, and what is your guidance?
Answer:
Yes, whoever is negligent in something he is capable of doing, whether in enjoining good or forbidding evil, commits a sin, because leaving it is obligatory for him and he is capable of it. However, if you are not capable of it, or you do not know, or you do not have the ability, knowledge, or understanding, what sin do you commit? Because you do not have the readiness or qualification. Yes.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب من الشرك لبس الحلقة والخيط ونحوهما لرفع البلاء أو دفعه — islamhouse.com (1:09:22)
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