What are the guidelines for working in the committees for enjoining good and forbidding evil?

Question : This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, we would like a guiding address for those who wish to work in the centers of the bodies for enjoining good and forbidding evil after graduation.

Answer : The reality is that this requires a full lecture, because enjoining good and forbidding evil is very serious, and it requires, above all else, knowledge. If a man does not have knowledge regarding enjoining good and forbidding evil, he may forbid what is good and remain silent about what is wrong. Therefore, knowledge is a must before anything else. Then, dignity and respect—respect for oneself and one’s dignity. Then, wisdom in enjoining good and forbidding evil, because some people may want to forbid a wrong, but the person they address moves to something even worse. The scholars have mentioned that it is forbidden to forbid a wrong if it leads to something greater in its wrongness. They said that this is forbidden, because you are now trying to stop something lighter and move to something heavier and greater. This issue requires a complete discussion, but the most important thing for me is knowledge, composure, and following wisdom, and not letting a wrong turn into something worse. It requires a comfortable setting. I have lost my sleep. All right, come, what is it?

The presenter : Yes. May Allah bless you.