Some people, when performing the rites of Hajj, are lax in enjoining good and forbidding evil; they see what is wrong and do not forbid it, and what is right and do not enjoin it.
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The questioner : He also says: Some people, when performing the rites of Hajj and moving between the sacred sites, are lax in enjoining good and forbidding evil. They see what is wrong and do not forbid it, and what is right and do not enjoin it. When you ask them about it, they say: "Allah says: [Al-Ma'idah 5:105]." What is your opinion on this? And what is the interpretation of that verse? May Allah guide you to the path of truth?
The Shaykh : I see in this: It is obligatory for every person to enjoin good and forbid evil, whether in Hajj or outside of Hajj, because the texts are general. However, in Hajj, it may be more emphatic, because Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:197].
As for the noble verse, Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) said:[Al-Ma'idah 5:105] And whoever does not enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong in its proper place, he has not found the right path. But if a person is unable to enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong, then he should not exhaust himself; rather, he should focus on himself, and those who go astray will not harm him. This is the interpretation of the verse. For this reason, Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: أيها الناس! إنكم تقرءون هذه الآية : يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا عَلَيْكُمْ أَنفُسَكُمْ لا يَضُرُّكُمْ مَنْ ضَلَّ إِذَا اهْتَدَيْتُمْ وإن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال : إذا رأى الناس المنكر فلم يغيروه أوشك أن يعمهم الله بعقابه، أو قال: بعقاب من عنده O people! You are reciting this verse: "O you who believe! Look to yourselves; no harm will come to you from those who go astray if you are guided." And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If people see evil and do not change it, Allah will soon encompass them with His punishment," or he said: "with the punishment of One in His hand.". The verse is explicit: [Al-Ma'idah 5:105] provided that you have found the right path. And whoever leaves off enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong when it is obligatory, he has not found the right path. Yes.
O you who have believed, upon you is [responsibility for] yourselves. Those who have gone astray will not harm you when you have been guided
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا عَلَيْكُمْ أَنفُسَكُمْ لا يَضُرُّكُمْ مَنْ ضَلَّ إِذَا اهْتَدَيْتُمْThe Shaykh : I see in this: It is obligatory for every person to enjoin good and forbid evil, whether in Hajj or outside of Hajj, because the texts are general. However, in Hajj, it may be more emphatic, because Allah the Exalted said:
there is [to be for him] no sexual relations and no disobedience and no disputing during Hajj
فَلا رَفَثَ وَلا فُسُوقَ وَلا جِدَالَ فِي الْحَجِّAs for the noble verse, Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) said: