Destroying evil with the hand and changing evil with the tongue
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If I find an evil with my brother or my friend, such as forbidden images or something else, is it permissible for me to destroy this evil with my hand, or is changing evil with the hand specific to the ruler only?
Answer:
It is specific to the ruler and the ruler’s deputies. The men of enjoining good and forbidding evil with the hand are those who have been granted authority by the one in authority. As for enjoining good and forbidding evil with the tongue, everyone is able to forbid evil with his tongue if he has knowledge and understanding. He clarifies, he clarifies for the people, and he advises. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If I find an evil with my brother or my friend, such as forbidden images or something else, is it permissible for me to destroy this evil with my hand, or is changing evil with the hand specific to the ruler only?
Answer:
It is specific to the ruler and the ruler’s deputies. The men of enjoining good and forbidding evil with the hand are those who have been granted authority by the one in authority. As for enjoining good and forbidding evil with the tongue, everyone is able to forbid evil with his tongue if he has knowledge and understanding. He clarifies, he clarifies for the people, and he advises. Yes.
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية [ صالح الفوزان ] [ 1438هـ ]، الإيمان بأنه قريب مجيب — islamhouse.com (1:03:54)
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