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Riyad al-SalihinAl-Nawawi

He also says, “You are the best nation ever raised for mankind: you enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong.” ⦗Āl ʿImrān 3:110⦘

And He says, “Accept what is easy, enjoin what is customary, and turn away from the ignorant.” ⦗Al-Aʿrāf 7:199⦘

He says as well, “The believing men and believing women are allies of one another;(1) they enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong.” ⦗At-Tawbah 9:71⦘

He also says, “Those of the Children of Israel who disbelieved were cursed by the tongue of David and Jesus, son of Mary. That was because they disobeyed and used to transgress. They would not forbid one another the evil they committed;(2) how wretched was what they used to do.” ⦗Al-Māʾidah 5:78⦘

And He says, “Say, ‘The truth is from your Lord; so whoever wills—let him believe, and whoever wills—let him disbelieve.’” ⦗Al-Kahf 18:29⦘

He says, “So proclaim(3) what you have been commanded.” ⦗Al-Ḥijr 15:94⦘

He says, “Then We delivered those who forbade evil and seized the wrongdoers with a grievous punishment,(4) because of the corruption they used to practice.” ⦗Al-Aʿrāf 7:165⦘

The verses dealing with this topic are many and well known.

As for the hadiths:

189 – First: Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, “Whoever among you sees an evil must change it with his hand; if he cannot, then with his tongue; if he cannot, then with his heart—and that is the weakest level of faith.” Narrated by Muslim.

190 – Second: Ibn Masʿūd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “No prophet was ever sent by Allah to any ummah before me except that he had ḥawārīyūn(5) and companions who followed his sunnah and obeyed his command. Then there came after them generations(6) who said what they did not do, and they did …”

(1) Supporters who cooperate in acts of worship, hastening to perform them; each one braces his companion’s back and helps him on the path to salvation. (2) That is, they do not forbid one another from *munkar* (wrongdoing). (4) Meaning: severe. (3) Meaning: proclaim it aloud. (5) They are the prophets’ closest confidants and select disciples. (6) I.e. it comes forth; and *khuluf*, with a damma on the kha, is the plural of *khalaf* (with the lam silent), referring to the disagreeable odor that issues from the mouth.

﴿ كُنْتُمْ خَيْرَ أُمَّةٍ أُخْرِجَتْ لِلنَّاسِ تَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَتَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ ﴾ [ آل عمران : ١١٠ ] وقال تعالى : ﴿ خُذِ الْعَفْوَ وَأْمُرْ بِالْعُرْفِ وَأَعْرِضْ عَنِ الْجَاهِلِينَ ﴾ [ الأعراف : ١٩٩ ] وقال تعالى : ﴿ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتُ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ بَعْضٍ (١) يَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ ﴾ [ التوبة : ٧١ ] وقال تعالى : ﴿ لُعِنَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ عَلَى لِسَانِ دَاوُودَ وَعِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ ذَلِكَ بِمَا عَصَوْا وَكَانُوا يَعْتَدُونَ . كَانُوا لَا يَتَنَاهَوْنَ عَنْ مُنْكَرٍ فَعَلُوهُ (٢) لَبِئْسَ مَا كَانُوا يَفْعَلُونَ ﴾ [ المائدة : ٧٨ ] وقال تعالى : ﴿ وَقُلِ الْحَقُّ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ فَمَنْ شَاءَ فَلْيُؤْمِنْ وَمَنْ شَاءَ فَلْيَكْفُرْ ﴾ [ الكهف : ٢٩ ] وقال تعالى : ﴿ فَاصْدَعْ (٣) بِمَا تُؤْمَرُ ﴾ [ الحجر : ٩٤ ] وقال تعالى : ﴿ فَأَنْجَيْنَا الَّذِينَ يَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ السُّوءِ وَأَخَذْنَا الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا بِعَذَابٍ بَئِيسٍ (٤) بِمَا كَانُوا يَفْسُقُونَ ﴾ [ الأعراف : ١٦٥ ] والآيات في الباب كثيرة معلومة . وأما الأحاديث : ١٨٩ - فالأول : عن أبي سعيد الخدري رضي الله عنه قال سمعت رسول الله ﷺ يقول : « مَنْ رَأَى مِنْكُمْ مُنْكَرًا فَلْيُغَيِّرْهُ بِيَدِهِ ، فَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَبِلِسَانِهِ ، فَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَبِقَلْبِهِ وَذَلِكَ أَضْعَفُ الْإِيمَانِ » رواه مسلم . ١٩٠ - الثاني : عن ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله ﷺ قال : « مَا مِنْ نَبِيٍّ بَعَثَهُ اللَّهُ فِي أُمَّةٍ قَبْلِي إِلَّا كَانَ لَهُ مِنْ أُمَّتِهِ حَوَارِيُّونَ (٥) وَأَصْحَابٌ يَأْخُذُونَ بِسُنَّتِهِ وَيَقْتَدُونَ بِأَمْرِهِ ، ثُمَّ إِنَّهَا تَخْلُفُ (٦) مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ خُلُوفٌ يَقُولُونَ مَا لَا يَفْعَلُونَ وَيَفْعَلُونَ

(١) أي أنصار يتعاونون على العبادة ويتبادرون إليها وكل واحد منهم يشد ظهر صاحبه ويعينه على سبيل نجاته . (٢) أي لا ينهى بعضهم بعضاً عن المنكر . (٤) أي شديد . (٣) أي اجهر به . (٥) هم خلصاء الأنبياء وأصفياؤهم . (٦) أي تحدث . و (خلوف) بضم الخاء : جمع خلف بإسكان اللام وهو الخالف بشر .