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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
مسائل الأمر بالمعروف والنهي عن المنكرIssues of Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil
بَابُ وجوبهِ وَالْحَتْ عَلَيْهِ وَالتَّشْدِيدِ فِيهِChapter on its obligation, urging it, and strictness regarding it
Hadith 9532
اُردوEn
عَنْ أَبِي الرُّقَادِ قَالَ خَرَجْتُ مَعَ مَوْلَايَ وَأَنَا غُلَامٌ فَدُفِعْتُ إِلَى حُذَيْفَةَ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ إِنْ كَانَ الرَّجُلُ لَيَتَكَلَّمُ بِالْكَلِمَةِ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَيَصِيرُ مُنَافِقًا وَإِنِّي لَأَسْمَعُهَا مِنْ أَحَدِكُمْ فِي الْمَقْعَدِ الْوَاحِدِ أَرْبَعَ مَرَّاتٍ لَتَأْمُرُنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَلَتَنْهَوُنَّ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَلَتَحَاضُّنَّ عَلَى الْخَيْرِ أَوْ لَيُسْحِتَنَّكُمُ اللَّهُ جَمِيعًا بِعَذَابٍ أَوْ لَيُؤَمِّرَنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ شِرَارَكُمْ ثُمَّ يَدْعُو خِيَارُكُمْ فَلَا يُسْتَجَابُ لَهُمْ
Abu Ruqad says: I went out with my master while I was a boy, and when I was brought to Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him), he was saying: Indeed, in the time of the Prophet (peace be upon him), a man would say such a thing that because of it he would become a hypocrite, but now I have heard that same thing four times in your gathering. (Listen!) You must certainly enjoin good, forbid evil, and encourage people towards goodness, otherwise Allah Almighty will destroy all of you with punishment, or He will make your worst people your rulers, then your righteous people will supplicate to Allah Almighty, but their supplication will not be accepted.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … Not enjoining good and not forbidding evil is such a great evil that in whichever era it is found, even the supplications of the righteous people of that time will not be accepted.
In reality, in a society where good is not enjoined and evil is not forbidden, the individuals of that society become so shameless, rebellious, and obstinate that Allah Ta‘ala does not have mercy upon them.
In reality, in a society where good is not enjoined and evil is not forbidden, the individuals of that society become so shameless, rebellious, and obstinate that Allah Ta‘ala does not have mercy upon them.
