In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
The life of the ancestor
Between words and action
Enjoining good and forbidding evil
The importance and virtue of enjoining good and forbidding evil
And the consequence of abandoning it
Abu Bakr, may God be pleased with him, recited this verse
O you who have believed, your own souls are yours.
Those who go astray will not harm you if you are guided
Then he said
People misplace this verse
Indeed, I heard the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, saying
If a people sees an oppressor, they do not take action against him
And the evil, they did not change it
May God punish them
Hudhayfah bin Al-Yaman, may God be pleased with him, said
A man enters the entrance where he must speak to God
So he doesn't speak
His heart will never return to what it was
He said, may God be pleased with him
If a man could speak the word during the time of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace
So he becomes a hypocrite
Today I hear it from one of you in one seat four times
To enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong
And encourage you to do good
Or God will engulf you all with torment
Or let the worst of you be appointed over you
Then your chosen ones call and they are not answered
Abu Darda, may God be pleased with him, said
What a believer gives in charity is more beloved to God Almighty
From a sermon he preaches to his people
So they separate, and God Almighty has benefited them with it
Al-Fudayl, may God have mercy on him, said
No one among us has attained the age of fasting or praying much
But he is recognized among us by generosity of souls and soundness of chests
And advice to the nation
On the authority of Al-Dahhak, may God have mercy on him, he said:
Enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong are among the obligations of God, Blessed and Most High
On the authority of Omar bin Abdul Aziz, may God have mercy on him, he said:
It was said that God does not punish the public for the sins of the private
But if the evil is committed openly
They all deserve to be punished
Etiquette and advice for enjoining good and forbidding evil
Abu Darda, may God be pleased with him, passed by a man who had committed a sin
They cursed him
And he said
See if you find him in a heart?
Didn't you extract it?
They said yes
He said
Do not curse your brother
And thank God Almighty who has healed you
They said, “Don’t you hate him?”
He said
I hate his work
If he leaves him, he is my brother
Saeed bin Jubair, may God have mercy on him, said
I said to Ibn Abbas, may God be pleased with him
The Sultan commanded good and forbade evil
He said
If you fear he will kill you, no
He said
Then I came back
He told me like that
And he said
If you must do it
What is between you and him?
Tawoos, may God have mercy on him, said
A man came to Ibn Abbas, may God be pleased with him, and said:
Shall I not stand up to this authority and command him and forbid him?
He said
Don't be a temptation for him
He said
What do you think if he orders me to disobey God Almighty?
He said
That's what you want
Then be a man
Al-Fudayl bin Iyad, may God have mercy on him, said
The believer covers, advises and advises
The immoral person insults, insults, and vulgarizes
Bishr bin Al-Harith, may God have mercy on him, said
He should not enjoin good and forbid evil
Except for those who are patient with harm
Talha bin Musraf, may God have mercy on him, passed by Hajr bin Wael
He was sitting at his door
So he listened to him and then left
Stone said
May God reward you and pray for him
Then he said
You know what he said?
He said
I saw you on Friday turning around and not doing anything
It was said to Imam Malik bin Anas, may God have mercy on him
There are people who, if I command them, obey me
And among them are those who, if I command them, will harm them
So how do I do it?
And he said
If you are afraid and think that they will not obey you
So leave and deny in your heart
You are welcome to do so
And whoever you are not afraid of, command him and forbid it
Especially if you want God Almighty to do so
So if you are
You saw nothing but good
Especially if you have something laxative in you
Don't you see what God Almighty says?
To Moses and Aaron, peace be upon them
So speak to him softly
If you are harsh in your matter, it will not be accepted from you
And you were exposed to what you hate
And I came out of the group of people of the Qur’an
On the authority of Abu Abdullah bin Al-Rabi’, may God have mercy on him
He said
I visited Sufyan Al-Thawri, may God have mercy on him, in Basra
So I said, Abu Abdullah
I am with these muhtaisibah
Let us enter upon these evil people
And we climb on the walls
He said: Do they not have doors?
I said yes
But we enter upon them so that they do not flee
He strongly denied that
And he cursed us
Then he said
He does not enjoin good nor forbid evil
Except for those who have three qualities
Companion with what he commands
A companion with what he forbids
He is just with what he commands, he is just with what he forbids
He knows what He commands, He knows what He forbids
Imam Ahmed, may God have mercy on him, was asked
People need his orbit
He was gentle in enjoining what was right without harshness
Except a man declared to be immoral
He has no sanctity
He also said, may God have mercy on him
He is not subject to authority
His sword is drawn
Abu Abbas said
Abu Abdullah Imam Ahmed, may God have mercy on him, prayed one day
So he prostrated
He gathered his dress with his left hand
And I was beside him
When we prayed
He told me, lowering his voice
The Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, said
If one of you stands for prayer
Neither hair nor clothing is sufficient
When we got up
Gwen told me
Whatever he was telling you
I said
He told me such and such
I only think the meaning is for you
Al-Wazir bin Hubayra, may God have mercy on him, said to some of those who enjoin good deeds
Strive to cover the disobedient
The appearance of their sins is a shame on the people of Islam
The first thing to do is cover up faults
The obligation to enjoin good and forbid evil
Even if he was negligent
Omar bin Abdul Aziz, may God have mercy on him, said
If a woman does not advise his brother until he is in control of himself
He completes what he violated in his worship of his Lord
Then people would eat good
And so to lift the command of good and the prevention of evil
And say those who preach and seek God Almighty’s advice on earth
The obligation to enjoin good
Even if he doesn't do everything he says
On the authority of Abu Darda, may God be pleased with him, he said
I am ordering you to do this and what I will do
But perhaps God will reward me for it
Malik bin Dinar, may God have mercy on him, said
I command you to do things that My work does not reach
But if I forbid you from doing something and then disagree with you about it
Then I will be a liar
Stories and facts
On the authority of Omar bin Muhajir, he said:
Omar bin Abdul Aziz, may God have mercy on him, told me
If you see me abandoning the truth
So put your hand on my lapel, then shake me, then say
O life, what do you do?
Shujaa bin Al-Walid said
I was performing Hajj with Sufyan Al-Thawri, may God have mercy on him
His tongue hardly hesitates to enjoin good and forbid evil
Going and coming back
Silah bin Ashim, may God have mercy on him, was going out to the cemetery
And he worships there
He passed by young men having fun and playing
So he tells them
They told me about people who wanted to travel
So they went out of the way during the day
And they slept at night
When do they stop traveling?
He also passed by them and preached to them
One day he passed by them
He told them this article
A young man among them noticed and said:
O people, this means no one but us
During the day we have fun and at night we sleep
Then he followed a connection and continued to disagree with him until he became a coward
He worshiped with him until he died
On the authority of Musa bin Ibrahim, he said:
Hazrat Marufni Karkhiya, may God have mercy on him
He had a man who mentioned another man and started backbiting him
And he made a favor by telling him
Remember cotton if they put it on your eyes
Muhammad bin Al-Mankadir, may God have mercy on him, passed by
A young man resists a woman
He said, “My son.”
This is the reward for God Almighty’s blessing upon you
Ibn Jarir, may God have mercy on him
Whoever does not take the blame of a blamer for God's sake
With the great harm and insults it causes
I am ignorant, envious, and atheist