Enjoining good and forbidding evil is the responsibility of everyone

First question:
One of the brothers says: The scholars have spoken to the people, and they are trusted with their words. Among what they said is that we are in a state that encourages enjoining good and supports those who do so. Can you tell me: What is the role of those committees, and what is their stance regarding the apparent evils? Are not women going out in open display, and with non-mahram men, and this scene repeats itself every day? Where is the enjoining of good and forbidding of evil, and so on, as mentioned in his long question?

Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. May Allah send prayers and peace upon His Messenger, and upon his family and his Companions. As for what follows:
There is no doubt that this questioner’s question is valid, and that many evils exist, and that the situation requires complete care and intensive efforts from the authorities to eliminate these evils that have emerged among people due to the prevalence of free mixing, the presence of those who do not believe in Allah and the Last Day among people, the mixing of disbelievers with Muslims, and the sinners with others, the prevalence of ignorance, and the weakness of the restraining influence of faith and authority. Thus, evils have multiplied.
There is no doubt that the duty of the committees is a great one, and that they are responsible for their negligence in removing evils. It is incumbent upon the rulers to hold them accountable and to assist them so that they may fulfill their duty. They are certainly making some effort, but their duty is greater. It is obligatory for them to urge, assist, and support the rulers and the prominent Muslims by visiting those responsible for enjoining good and forbidding evil, encouraging them, and pointing out the evils that may occur in some neighborhoods or districts that require cooperation.
The heads of the centers do not have knowledge of the unseen, nor do they have sufficient power to remove these evils. However, they need cooperation from the residents and inhabitants of the neighborhoods. They should visit the center, help in eliminating evils, and explain to them what may occur in their area that might be hidden from them. Likewise, the head of the committee responsible in each country should be visited and assisted in forbidding evil and eliminating corruption. They should be encouraged and informed of what may be hidden from them. All of this is part of cooperating in righteousness and piety, and advising one another to truth and patience therein.
The scholars must also fulfill their duty with the rulers to strengthen the side of enjoining good and forbidding evil, and to assist them with what they may need or lack, such as men or other resources.
If these groups cooperate with those groups, good will increase, truth will spread, and falsehood will disappear, or most of it. If people are lax, neglectful, and leave the matter to others, and do not assist the rulers or those engaged in enjoining good and forbidding evil, this will cause the spread of falsehood and the increase of evil.
Therefore, it is obligatory for everyone in every neighborhood, every town, and every village to assist the committees, to stand with the committees, to inform them of what may occur, and to help them remove evil to the best of their ability and capacity. The rulers, praise be to Allah, are responsive to the call of truth. If they are informed of what is necessary and the matter is clarified to them, they will assist in removing evil and establishing truth.
Deficiency is inevitable, whether in these groups or those groups. However, everyone must cooperate in righteousness and piety, and in removing or mitigating deficiency, whether from the rulers, those in charge of the committees, the general public, or the prominent figures of the nation. Cooperation is necessary in everything, and advising one another to truth is necessary.