معجم صغير للطبراني
Al-Mu'jam al-Saghir
كتاب الادبBook of Manners
Explanation of commanding good and forbidding evil in all circumstances
Hadith 656
وَبِإِسْنَادِهِ وَبِإِسْنَادِهِ عَنْ أَنَسٍ ، قَالَ : قُلْنَا : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، " لا نَأْمُرُ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ حَتَّى نَعْمَلَ بِهِ ، وَلا نَنْهَى عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ حَتَّى نَجْتَنِبَهُ كُلَّهُ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ : بَلْ مُرُوا بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَإِنْ لَمْ تَعْمَلُوا بِهِ ، وَانْهَوْا عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَإِنْ لَمْ تَجْتَنِبُوهُ كُلَّهُ "، لَمْ يَرْوِهُمَا عَنِ الْحَسَنِ ، إِلا عَبْدُ الْقُدُّوسِ ، تَفَرَّدَ بِهِمَا وَلَدُهُ عَنْهُ
With this same chain of narration, Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) says: We said, "O Messenger of Allah! Should we not call towards good unless we ourselves act upon all good deeds, and should we not forbid evil unless we ourselves abstain from all evil?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "No! Rather, even if you do not act upon good, still command it; and even if you do not abstain from evil, still forbid people from it."
