Enjoining good and forbidding evil, and one who does not fear the blame of any critic for the sake of Allah

Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I was present at the pact of Banu Hashim, Banu Zuhrah and Banu Taym, and I would not like to break that pact even if I were given red camels in exchange for it. If I were called to it even today, I would respond, on the condition that good is enjoined, evil is forbidden, and the right of the oppressed is taken from the oppressor."
Al-Bazzar recorded it; its chain contains Dirar bin Surad, who is da'if (weak), and the narration has another route as well.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) reports this as a marfu' hadith: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The world is cursed, and whatever is in it is cursed, except enjoining good, forbidding evil, and the remembrance of Allah."
Al-Bazzar recorded it; its chain contains al-Mughirah bin Mutarrif, and I do not know him; the rest of its narrators have been declared trustworthy.

Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that he, Sayyiduna Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him), Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him), Sayyiduna Muhammad bin Maslamah al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) and one other Companion pledged allegiance to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on the condition that the blame of any blamer would not affect them in the matter of Allah Almighty.
Al-Tabarani recorded it; its chain contains Abd al-Muhaymin bin Ayyash, who is da'if (weak).

Yazid bin Abi Habib narrates that Muhammad bin Yazid bin Abi Ziyad related: "Once Qays bin Kharashah and Ka'b were travelling together. When the two of them reached Siffin, Ka'b stopped there for a while and said: There is no god but Allah! Muslim blood will surely be shed at this place, so much that no such blood will be shed in any other part of the earth. Qays became angry and said: O Abu Ishaq! How did you come to know this? How can this be? This is of the Unseen, the knowledge of which Allah Almighty has given to no one. Ka'b said: There is not a single span of the earth that is not mentioned in the Torah which Allah Almighty revealed to Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him); whatever will happen on the earth and whatever will come out of it until the Day of Resurrection (all of it is mentioned therein). Muhammad bin Yazid asked: Who is Qays bin Kharashah? He said: He is a man from the tribe of Qays; you do not know him, though he is a man of your own land? He said: By Allah! I do not know him. So he said that Sayyiduna Qays bin Kharashah (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: I have come to pledge allegiance to you on what has come to you (peace and blessings be upon him) from Allah Almighty, and also to pledge that I will speak the truth. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Qays! It may be that when a long time passes, people will become rulers after me before whom you will be unable to speak the truth." Qays said: By Allah! I will not pledge allegiance to you on anything unless I also fulfil it for your sake. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: In that case nothing will harm you. The narrator says: So Sayyiduna Qays (may Allah be pleased with him) used to criticise Ziyad and his son Ubaydullah bin Ziyad. He sent for him and said: Are you the one who attributes lies to Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)? Sayyiduna Qays (may Allah be pleased with him) said: No! But if you wish, I will tell you who attributes lies to Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): it is the one who abandons acting upon the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
Al-Tabarani recorded it, and it is mursal.

Sayyiduna Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: My dear friend (that is, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)) advised me that the blame of any blamer should not affect me in the matter of Allah Almighty, that I should look at the one who is below me and not look at the one who is above me. He (peace and blessings be upon him) advised me to love the poor and stay close to them; he (peace and blessings be upon him) advised me to speak the truth even if it is bitter; he advised me to keep the ties of kinship even if the other person turns his back; he advised me that I should not ask people for anything; and he advised me to say often 'La hawla wa la quwwata illa billahil-'aliyyil-'azim' (There is no might and no power except with Allah, the Most High, the Most Great), for it is one of the treasures of Paradise.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Saghir, and something similar in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, adding these words: "And that I should not ask people for anything." Its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih, except Sallam Abu al-Mundhir, who is thiqah (trustworthy); al-Bazzar also recorded it.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: "O Abu Hurayrah! Do not go to any amir (or ruler), and if you do go to him, do not go beyond my Sunnah, and do not fear his sword or whip when it comes to commanding him to be mindful of Allah and to obey Him."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; its chain contains Abd al-Mun'im bin Bashir, who is da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Let fear of people never stop any one of you from speaking according to the truth when he sees it, or from admonishing a great person (that is, a ruler), for this neither brings death nearer nor pushes provision away; a man should speak according to the truth and admonish the great (that is, the ruler)." (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah have recorded part of this narration.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih, except al-Tabarani's teacher.

Sayyidah Aishah Siddiqah (may Allah be pleased with her) reports that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) said: O my Lord! Tell me who is the most honoured of Your creation in Your sight. Allah Almighty said: The one who hastens to follow My command as an eagle speeds to its nest; the one who is attached to My righteous servants as a child is attached to people; and the one who, when any of My sanctities is being violated, becomes angry the way a leopard becomes angry for itself, for when a leopard is angry, it does not care whether the people are few or many."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; its chain contains Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Yahya bin Urwah, who is matruk (abandoned).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The leader of the martyrs will be Sayyiduna Hamzah bin Abd al-Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him), and the man who stands before an oppressive ruler and commands him to do good or forbids him from evil, and that ruler has him killed."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, and its chain contains a person who is da'if (weak) in hadith.

Abu Ja'far al-Khatmi narrates that his grandfather, Sayyiduna Umayr bin Habib bin Humashah (may Allah be pleased with him), who had reached puberty in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), advised his son and said: "O my son! Beware of sitting with foolish people, for sitting with them is a disease. Whoever is forbearing with a fool remains well, and whoever answers him back regrets it. Whoever is not content with the little that the fool brings will have to be content with much. When any one of you enjoins good or forbids evil, let him prepare himself to be patient with harm and let him hope for the reward from Allah Almighty, for whoever has certainty in the reward from Allah Almighty, the harm that touches him will not hurt him."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyidah Aishah Siddiqah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to me, and from the face of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) I could tell that something distressing had happened to him. He performed ablution and did not speak to anyone. I drew near the apartments and heard him (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "O people! Allah Almighty has said: Enjoin good and forbid evil before you call upon Me and I do not answer you, you ask of Me and I do not give you, and you seek My help and I do not help you." (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: Ibn Majah has recorded part of this narration.
Ahmad and al-Bazzar recorded it; its chain contains Asim bin Umar, who is one of the majhul (unknown) narrators.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O people! Enjoin good and forbid evil before you call upon Allah Almighty and He does not answer you, and before you seek His forgiveness and He does not forgive you. Indeed, enjoining good does not bring death nearer. When the rabbis of the Jews and the monks of the Christians abandoned enjoining good and forbidding evil, Allah Almighty cursed them through the tongues of their prophets, and trial engulfed them all."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; its chain contains narrators whom I do not know.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Either you will enjoin good and forbid evil, or Allah Almighty will set the worst of you over you, and then the good among you will supplicate and their supplication will not be answered."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, and al-Bazzar recorded it; its chain contains Hibban bin Ali, who is matruk (abandoned); according to one report Yahya bin Ma'in declared him thiqah (trustworthy), and according to another he called him da'if (weak).