The Ruling on Forbidding Evil According to One’s Ability
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Question:
Your Eminence. The prevalence of narcotics and forbidden things that we see everywhere. Am I obligated to confront everyone I see? And can I purify them so that you can help with the drug?
Answer:
According to your ability. Fear Allah as much as you are able, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saysSahih Muslim 49a So if you see an evil and you are able to forbid it, it is obligatory for you to do so. If you are not able, there is no blame on you, but you must forbid the evil at least with your heart. Forbidding evil with the heart is necessary. As for the hand and the tongue, that is according to ability and capacity. Yes.
Your Eminence. The prevalence of narcotics and forbidden things that we see everywhere. Am I obligated to confront everyone I see? And can I purify them so that you can help with the drug?
Answer:
According to your ability. Fear Allah as much as you are able, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) says
He who amongst you sees something abominable
من رأى منكم منكرا
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب العدة والإحداد — islamhouse.com (46:32)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.
