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Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 104
وَلْتَكُن مِّنكُمْ أُمَّةٌ يَدْعُونَ إِلَى ٱلْخَيْرِ وَيَأْمُرُونَ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ ٱلْمُنكَرِ ۚ وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ ﴿104﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Let there arise out of you a group of people inviting to all that is good (Islâm), enjoining Al-Ma‘rûf (i.e. Islâmic Monotheism and all that Islâm orders one to do) and forbidding Al-Munkar (polytheism and disbelief and all that Islâm has forbidden). And it is they who are the successful.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلْتَكُن
waltakun
And let there be
مِّنكُمْ
minkum
among you
أُمَّةٌۭ
ummatun
[a] people
يَدْعُونَ
yadʿūna
inviting
إِلَى
ilā
to
ٱلْخَيْرِ
l-khayri
the good
وَيَأْمُرُونَ
wayamurūna
[and] enjoining
بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ
bil-maʿrūfi
the right
وَيَنْهَوْنَ
wayanhawna
and forbidding
عَنِ
ʿani
from
ٱلْمُنكَرِ ۚ
l-munkari
the wrong
وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
wa-ulāika
and those
هُمُ
humu
they
ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ
l-muf'liḥūna
(are) the successful ones
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104. And let there be a group among you who call to goodness [95], enjoin what is right, and forbid what is wrong. And it is they who will be successful.
[95]
The Duty of Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil:
The duty of enjoining good and forbidding evil is a very important pillar of the collective life of the Muslim Ummah; that is why it has been strongly emphasized at many places in the Book and Sunnah. When Allah Almighty mentioned the deserving ones of Khilafah on the face of the earth, after the qualities of establishing prayer and giving zakat, He mentioned thirdly this very quality of enjoining good and forbidding evil [22: 41]. For this reason, some scholars have declared this duty as fard 'ayn (an individual obligation). Their view is that every Muslim, according to his own level of knowledge and ability, can fulfill this duty, and this is absolutely correct and is supported by many authentic ahadith. However, in this verse, the group that is being mentioned refers to those people who are experts in the sciences of Shari'ah and are familiar with the etiquettes of da'wah, and it should be their very occupation in life to command people to do good deeds and to forbid them from evil deeds. Also, from ﴿وَلْتَكُنْ مِّنْكُمْ اُمَّةٌ﴾, it is understood that although enjoining good and forbidding evil is a very important duty, it is not fard 'ayn (an individual obligation).
[95]
The Duty of Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil:
The duty of enjoining good and forbidding evil is a very important pillar of the collective life of the Muslim Ummah; that is why it has been strongly emphasized at many places in the Book and Sunnah. When Allah Almighty mentioned the deserving ones of Khilafah on the face of the earth, after the qualities of establishing prayer and giving zakat, He mentioned thirdly this very quality of enjoining good and forbidding evil [22: 41]. For this reason, some scholars have declared this duty as fard 'ayn (an individual obligation). Their view is that every Muslim, according to his own level of knowledge and ability, can fulfill this duty, and this is absolutely correct and is supported by many authentic ahadith. However, in this verse, the group that is being mentioned refers to those people who are experts in the sciences of Shari'ah and are familiar with the etiquettes of da'wah, and it should be their very occupation in life to command people to do good deeds and to forbid them from evil deeds. Also, from ﴿وَلْتَكُنْ مِّنْكُمْ اُمَّةٌ﴾, it is understood that although enjoining good and forbidding evil is a very important duty, it is not fard 'ayn (an individual obligation).
