Is it true that on the Day of Resurrection, a neighbor will be attached to the neck of his neighbor, and he will say, "O my Lord, he saw me doing a wrong but did not forbid me from it," and Allah the Mighty and Majestic will say, "Enter both of you into the Fire"?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy.
Your Eminence, is it true Is this hadith true, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : By Allah, I do not know about the authenticity of this hadith. However, whenever a person sees his brother committing a wrong, whether he is his neighbor or not, if he does not forbid him, he is not sincere to him. For the completion of sincere advice to your Muslim brothers, when you see them committing a wrong, is to clarify the wrong to them and warn them against it. As for silence, that is an error. But there are obvious, clear wrongs known to everyone. Am I obligated to forbid every man I see committing them, such as shaving the beard? Shaving the beard is widespread among people now, and everyone knows what it is? That it is forbidden? Am I obligated to forbid every man I pass by, or whom I pass, who is shaving his beard? There is difficulty in that, because this is well-known. Likewise, smoking. As for wrongs that are not obvious and not well-known, it is obligatory for me, if I see someone committing them, to forbid him. As for the first category, which is the famous, well-known wrongs, these are restricted by one's ability. Yes, for example, if you happen to sit with him for food or drink or something similar, then advice is directed at him, even if it is one of the famous matters. But if he passes by you in the market, are you to stop him and say, "Come, this is a wrong"? That is not obligatory for you. Yes.
Your Eminence, is it true
That a neighbor will be attached to the neck of his neighbor on the Day of Resurrection, and he will say: "O my Lord, he saw me doing a wrong but did not forbid me from it," and Allah the Mighty and Majestic will say: "Enter both of you into the Fire."
أن الجار يتعلق برقبة الجار يوم القيامة فيقول : يا رب رآني على منكر فلم ينهني عنه فيقول الله عز وجل : ادخلا النارThe Shaykh : By Allah, I do not know about the authenticity of this hadith. However, whenever a person sees his brother committing a wrong, whether he is his neighbor or not, if he does not forbid him, he is not sincere to him. For the completion of sincere advice to your Muslim brothers, when you see them committing a wrong, is to clarify the wrong to them and warn them against it. As for silence, that is an error. But there are obvious, clear wrongs known to everyone. Am I obligated to forbid every man I see committing them, such as shaving the beard? Shaving the beard is widespread among people now, and everyone knows what it is? That it is forbidden? Am I obligated to forbid every man I pass by, or whom I pass, who is shaving his beard? There is difficulty in that, because this is well-known. Likewise, smoking. As for wrongs that are not obvious and not well-known, it is obligatory for me, if I see someone committing them, to forbid him. As for the first category, which is the famous, well-known wrongs, these are restricted by one's ability. Yes, for example, if you happen to sit with him for food or drink or something similar, then advice is directed at him, even if it is one of the famous matters. But if he passes by you in the market, are you to stop him and say, "Come, this is a wrong"? That is not obligatory for you. Yes.