Leaving off enjoining good and forbidding evil
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Question: What is the ruling on one who leaves off enjoining good and forbidding evil while he is able to do so?
Answer: His ruling is that he is disobedient to Allah and His Messenger, weak in faith, and he faces a great danger from the diseases of the hearts and their immediate and deferred punishment, as Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Ma'idah: 78 - 79]. It is authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: Sahih Muslim 49a And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Musnad Ahmad 1Sahih (Darussalam) Narrated by Imam Ahmad with a sound chain from Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him), and there are many hadiths in this meaning.
We ask Allah to guide all Muslims to perform this great obligatory duty in the manner that pleases Him.
Answer: His ruling is that he is disobedient to Allah and His Messenger, weak in faith, and he faces a great danger from the diseases of the hearts and their immediate and deferred punishment, as Allah the Exalted said:
(78) Cursed were those who disbelieved among the Children of Israel by the tongue of David and of Jesus, the son of Mary. That was because they disobeyed and [habitually] transgressed. (79) They used not to prevent one another from wrongdoing that they did. How wretched was that which they were doing.
لُعِنَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ عَلَى لِسَانِ دَاوُدَ وَعِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ ذَلِكَ بِمَا عَصَوْا وَكَانُوا يَعْتَدُونَ * كَانُوا لا يَتَنَاهَوْنَ عَنْ مُنْكَرٍ فَعَلُوهُ لَبِئْسَ مَا كَانُوا يَفْعَلُونَHe who amongst you sees something abominable should modify it with the help of his hand; and if he has not strength enough to do it, then he should do it with his tongue, and if he has not strength enough to do it, (even) then he should (abhor it) from his heart, and that is the least of faith.
من رأى منكم منكرا فليغيره بيده، فإن لم يستطع فبلسانه، فإن لم يستطع فبقلبه، وذلك أضعف الإيمانlf the people see evil and do not change it, soon Allah will send His punishment upon them all.
إن الناس إذا رأوا المنكر فلم يغيروه أوشك أن يعمهم الله بعقابهWe ask Allah to guide all Muslims to perform this great obligatory duty in the manner that pleases Him.
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