Ruling on leaving off the forbidding of evil on the pretext of modesty
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Question:
May Allah guide you, O honorable Shaykh. A questioner asks: Is modesty a valid legal excuse for not forbidding evil?
Answer:
No, it is not a valid legal excuse. He must convey the matter; he must inform the authorities, or the men of the Hisbah (public order) if they have a Hisbah department. If not, he must advise the one who is committing the evil to clear his conscience, provided he advises him.
May Allah guide you, O honorable Shaykh. A questioner asks: Is modesty a valid legal excuse for not forbidding evil?
Answer:
No, it is not a valid legal excuse. He must convey the matter; he must inform the authorities, or the men of the Hisbah (public order) if they have a Hisbah department. If not, he must advise the one who is committing the evil to clear his conscience, provided he advises him.
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