The second group consists of those who wish to enjoin right and forbid wrong, whether verbally or through physical intervention, in all circumstances, without understanding, sound judgment, patience, or consideration of what is beneficial and what is not, or what lies within their ability and what does not. As related in the hadith of Abū Thaʿlabah al-Khushanī:

“I asked the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, about it—meaning the verse—and he said: ‘Rather, enjoin right upon one another and forbid one another from wrong, until you see avarice obeyed, desires followed, worldly life given precedence, and everyone with an opinion admiring his own opinion, and you encounter a situation beyond your ability to deal with. Then attend to yourself and leave the affairs of the common people alone. For ahead of you are days requiring patience, when remaining patient will be like grasping burning embers. Whoever acts righteously in those days will have the reward of fifty men who do the same deeds as he does.’”

Thus, such a person undertakes to enjoin right and forbid wrong, believing himself obedient in