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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 9537
اُردوEn
عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ بَايَعَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَمْسًا وَأَوْثَقَنِي سَبْعًا وَأَشْهَدَ عَلَيَّ تِسْعًا أَنِّي لَا أَخَافُ فِي اللَّهِ لَوْمَةَ لَائِمٍ (الْحَدِيثَ)
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) took the pledge from me five times, made a covenant with me seven times, and made me witness over nine things that I should not fear the blame of any blamer regarding Allah Almighty.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … The demand of a strong and firm belief is precisely that one should trust in Allah Ta’ala and pay no heed to the reproach of any reproacher.
It is necessary to point out here that in order to fulfill the obligation of enjoining good (amr bil ma‘ruf) and forbidding evil (nahi ‘anil munkar), wisdom and consideration of benefit (maslahah) are extremely important. Commanding good does not mean that undue harshness should be shown to anyone, that someone should be insulted, that someone should be rebuked publicly, or that one should adopt a manner equivalent to self-humiliation, or adopt such a style that the other person is provoked to retaliatory action. The statement of Allah Ta’ala is: {وَلَا تَسْتَوِی الْحَسَنَۃُ وَلَا السَّیِّئَۃُ اِدْفَعْ بِالَّتِیْ ہِیَ اَحْسَنُ فَاِذَا الَّذِیْ بَیْنَکَ وَبَیْنَہ عَدَاوَۃٌ کَاَنَّہُ وَلِیٌّ حَمِیْمٌ۔} … And good and evil are not equal. Repel (evil) with that which is best, then suddenly the one between whom and you there was enmity will become as though he were a devoted friend. (Surah Fussilat: 34)
It is necessary to point out here that in order to fulfill the obligation of enjoining good (amr bil ma‘ruf) and forbidding evil (nahi ‘anil munkar), wisdom and consideration of benefit (maslahah) are extremely important. Commanding good does not mean that undue harshness should be shown to anyone, that someone should be insulted, that someone should be rebuked publicly, or that one should adopt a manner equivalent to self-humiliation, or adopt such a style that the other person is provoked to retaliatory action. The statement of Allah Ta’ala is: {وَلَا تَسْتَوِی الْحَسَنَۃُ وَلَا السَّیِّئَۃُ اِدْفَعْ بِالَّتِیْ ہِیَ اَحْسَنُ فَاِذَا الَّذِیْ بَیْنَکَ وَبَیْنَہ عَدَاوَۃٌ کَاَنَّہُ وَلِیٌّ حَمِیْمٌ۔} … And good and evil are not equal. Repel (evil) with that which is best, then suddenly the one between whom and you there was enmity will become as though he were a devoted friend. (Surah Fussilat: 34)
