The Shari'ah Guidelines for Publicly Forbidding Evil and the Methodology of the Salaf
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Question:
Your Eminence the Shaykh! The questioner asks: What are the Shari'ah guidelines for publicly forbidding evil? When is publicly forbidding evil permissible? And what is the methodology of the Salaf in this regard?
Answer:
Global condemnation: whenever a sin appears, it is condemned. Whenever a sin appears in society, in the markets, or in the press, it is clarified. One says, “I read in such-and-such a newspaper, or I saw in such-and-such a place, that this matter is wrong.” Allah has forbidden backbiting, Allah has forbidden talebearing, and Allah has forbidden riba (usury or interest). Whenever something appears that is not excused, it is obligatory to condemn it. This falls under the category of cooperating in righteousness and piety. It is included in the statement of the Exalted and Majestic:[Ali 'Imran 3:110], and in the statement of the Exalted: [At-Tawbah 9:71], and in the statement of the Glorified: [Fussilat 41:33]. However, this must be done with good expressions and appropriate words, calling those who have committed such things to success, guidance, and good intention. One uses suitable words that contain guidance, direction, and warning against falsehood, while supplicating for those who have erred for guidance and success toward the truth. Yes.
Your Eminence the Shaykh! The questioner asks: What are the Shari'ah guidelines for publicly forbidding evil? When is publicly forbidding evil permissible? And what is the methodology of the Salaf in this regard?
Answer:
Global condemnation: whenever a sin appears, it is condemned. Whenever a sin appears in society, in the markets, or in the press, it is clarified. One says, “I read in such-and-such a newspaper, or I saw in such-and-such a place, that this matter is wrong.” Allah has forbidden backbiting, Allah has forbidden talebearing, and Allah has forbidden riba (usury or interest). Whenever something appears that is not excused, it is obligatory to condemn it. This falls under the category of cooperating in righteousness and piety. It is included in the statement of the Exalted and Majestic:
You are the best nation produced [as an example] for mankind. You enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong and believe in Allah.
كُنتُمْ خَيْرَ أُمَّةٍ أُخْرِجَتْ لِلنَّاسِ تَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَتَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ وَتُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِThe believing men and believing women are allies of one another. They enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong
وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتُ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ بَعْضٍ يَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِAnd who is better in speech than one who invites to Allah
وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ قَوْلًا مِّمَّن دَعَا إِلَى اللَّهِ
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 166 ما هي الضوابط الشرعية في الإنكار العلني؟ ومتى يجوز؟ وما منهج السلف فيه؟ للإمام ابن باز — youtube.com
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