الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
مسائل الأمر بالمعروف والنهي عن المنكرIssues of Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil
بَابُ وجوبهِ وَالْحَتْ عَلَيْهِ وَالتَّشْدِيدِ فِيهِ
Chapter on its obligation, urging it, and strictness regarding it
Hadith 9527
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ فِي قُبَّةٍ حَمْرَاءَ (قَالَ عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ أَحَدُ الرُّوَاةِ مِنْ أَدَمٍ) فِي نَحْوٍ مِنْ أَرْبَعِينَ رَجُلًا (وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ جَمَعَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَنَحْنُ أَرْبَعُونَ) قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَكُنْتُ مِنْ آخِرِ مَنْ أَتَاهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّكُمْ مَفْتُوحٌ عَلَيْكُمْ مَنْصُورُونَ وَمُصِيبُونَ فَمَنْ أَدْرَكَ ذَلِكَ مِنْكُمْ فَلْيَتَّقِ اللَّهَ وَلْيَأْمُرْ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَلْيَنْهَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَلْيَصِلْ رَحِمَهُ مَنْ كَذَبَ عَلَيَّ مُتَعَمِّدًا فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ وَمَثَلُ الَّذِي يُعِينُ قَوْمَهُ عَلَى غَيْرِ الْحَقِّ كَمَثَلِ بَعِيرٍ رُدِّيَ فِي بِئْرٍ فَهُوَ يُنْزَعُ مِنْهَا بِذَنَبِهِ
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says that I reached the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), he was in a (leather) red tent and about forty men were sitting with him. In another narration: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gathered us, while we were forty individuals. Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I was the last to arrive. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Victories will be granted to you, you will be helped, and you will acquire spoils of war. Whoever reaches such a time should fear Allah, enjoin good, forbid evil, and maintain ties of kinship. Whoever deliberately lies about me, let him prepare his abode in Hell. The person who helps a people in their falsehood is like a camel that has been thrown into a well and then pulled out by its tail.
Hadith 9528
عَنْ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ يُؤْتَى بِالرَّجُلِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَيُلْقَى فِي النَّارِ فَتَنْدَلِقُ أَقْتَابُ بَطْنِهِ فَيَدُورُ بِهَا فِي النَّارِ كَمَا يَدُورُ الْحِمَارُ بِالرَّحَى قَالَ فَيَجْتَمِعُ أَهْلُ النَّارِ عَلَيْهِ فَيَقُولُونَ يَا فُلَانُ أَمَا كُنْتَ تَأْمُرُنَا بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَتَنْهَانَا عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ قَالَ فَيَقُولُ بَلَى قَدْ كُنْتُ آمُرُ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ فَلَا آتِيهِ وَأَنْهَى عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَآتِيهِ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Usama bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him), he says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: A man will be brought on the Day of Resurrection, he will be thrown into Hell, his intestines will come out, and he will begin to circle around them like a donkey circles around a millstone. The people of Hell will gather and say: O so-and-so! Did you not use to command us to do good and forbid us from evil? He will say: Yes, I used to command you to do good, but I did not do it myself, and I used to forbid you from evil, but I did not refrain from it myself.
Hadith 9529
عَنْ طَارِقِ بْنِ شِهَابٍ قَالَ أَوَّلُ مَنْ قَدَّمَ الْخُطْبَةَ قَبْلَ الصَّلَاةِ مَرْوَانُ فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا مَرْوَانُ خَالَفْتَ السُّنَّةَ قَالَ تُرِكَ مَا هُنَاكَ يَا أَبَا فُلَانٍ فَقَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيُّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَمَّا هَذَا فَقَدْ قَضَى مَا عَلَيْهِ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ مَنْ رَأَى مِنْكُمْ مُنْكَرًا فَلْيُغَيِّرْهُ بِيَدِهِ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَبِلِسَانِهِ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَبِقَلْبِهِ وَذَلِكَ أَضْعَفُ الْإِيمَانِ
Sayyiduna Tariq bin Shihab says: The first person who delivered the sermon before the prayer was Marwan. A man stood up and said: O Marwan! You have opposed the Sunnah. He said: O Abu so-and-so! Those matters have been left behind. Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) said: This man has fulfilled his responsibility. I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whoever among you sees an evil, let him change it with his hand; if he is not able to do so, then with his tongue; and if he is not able to do so, then with his heart, and that is the weakest level of faith.
Hadith 9530
عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ الْيَمَانِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَتَأْمُرُنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَلَتَنْهَوُنَّ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ أَوْ لَيُوشِكَنَّ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَبْعَثَ عَلَيْكُمْ عِقَابًا مِنْ عِنْدِهِ ثُمَّ لَتَدْعُنَّهُ فَلَا يَسْتَجِيبَ لَكُمْ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Hudhayfah bin Yaman (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: By Him in Whose hand is my soul! You will certainly enjoin good and certainly forbid evil, otherwise it is near that Allah the Exalted will send upon you a punishment from Himself, and then you will call upon Him, but He will not answer you.
Hadith 9531
عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَعَرَفْتُ فِي وَجْهِهِ أَنْ قَدْ حَفَزَهُ شَيْءٌ فَتَوَضَّأَ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَلَمْ يُكَلِّمْ أَحَدًا فَدَنَوْتُ مِنَ الْحُجُرَاتِ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَقُولُ مُرُوا بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَانْهَوْا عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ تَدْعُونِي فَلَا أُجِيبَكُمْ وَتَسْأَلُونِي فَلَا أُعْطِيَكُمْ وَتَسْتَنْصِرُونِي فَلَا أَنْصُرَكُمْ
It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), she says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to me, and I recognized from his face that something had prompted him to do something. In any case, he performed ablution and went out without speaking to anyone. I came near the chambers and heard him saying: O people! Indeed, Allah Almighty says: Enjoin good and forbid evil before a time comes when you will call upon Me, but I will not answer you; you will ask of Me, but I will not grant you; and you will seek My help, but I will not help you.
Hadith 9532
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.
Hadith 9533
عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ جَاهِدُوا النَّاسَ فِي اللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى الْقَرِيبَ وَالْبَعِيدَ وَلَا تُبَالُوا فِي اللَّهِ لَوْمَةَ لَائِمٍ وَأَقِيمُوا حُدُودَ اللَّهِ فِي الْحَضَرِ وَالسَّفَرِ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna ‘Ubādah bin Sāmit (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Strive in jihad for the sake of Allah against people, whether they are near or far; do not care about the blame of any blamer for the sake of Allah, and establish the limits of Allah in residence and on journey.
Hadith 9534
عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا يَحْقِرَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ نَفْسَهُ أَنْ يَرَى أَمْرًا لِلَّهِ عَلَيْهِ فِيهِ مَقَالٌ ثُمَّ لَا يَقُولَهُ فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَنْ تَقُولَ فِيهِ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّ خَشِيتُ النَّاسَ فَيَقُولُ وَأَنَا أَحَقُّ أَنْ يُخْشَى
Syedna Abu Saeed Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: None of you should consider himself so insignificant that when he sees a matter in which it is his duty to speak for the sake of Allah Almighty, but he remains silent. Then when Allah Almighty asks him: "What prevented you from speaking at that moment?" he will say: "O my Lord! I was afraid of the people." Allah Almighty will say: "I was more deserving that you should have feared Me."
Hadith 9535
وَعَنْهُ أَيْضًا أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى لَيَسْأَلُ الْعَبْدَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ حَتَّى يَقُولَ مَا مَنَعَكَ إِذْ رَأَيْتَ الْمُنْكَرَ تُنْكِرُهُ فَإِذَا لَقَّنَ اللَّهُ عَبْدًا حُجَّتَهُ قَالَ يَا رَبِّ وَثِقْتُ بِكَ وَفَرِقْتُ مِنَ النَّاسِ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Indeed, Allah Almighty will question the servant on the Day of Resurrection about various matters, to the extent that He will even ask: When you saw evil, what prevented you from rejecting it? So when Allah Almighty places its reasoning in His servant’s mind, he will say: O my Lord! I trusted in You and feared the people.
Hadith 9536
وَعَنْهُ أَيْضًا عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَا يَمْنَعَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنْكُمْ مَخَافَةُ النَّاسِ أَنْ يَتَكَلَّمَ بِالْحَقِّ إِذَا رَآهُ وَعَلِمَهُ (وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ) إِذَا رَآهُ أَوْ عَلِمَهُ أَوْ رَآهُ أَوْ سَمِعَهُ (زَادَ فِي رِوَايَةٍ) فَإِنَّهُ لَا يُقَرِّبُ مِنْ أَجَلٍ وَلَا يُبَاعِدُ مِنْ رِزْقٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ بِحَقٍّ أَوْ يُذَكِّرَ بِعَظِيمٍ
Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) also narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When a person sees the truth, recognizes it, and hears it, then the fear of people should not prevent him from expressing this truth. Indeed, by speaking the truth or by giving advice regarding a great matter, neither will his death come closer nor will his sustenance be taken away.
Hadith 9537
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.
