Hadiths that Order Enjoining Righteousness and Forbidding Evil
There are many Hadiths that order enjoining righteousness and forbidding evil. Imam Ahmad recorded that Hudhayfah bin Al-Yaman said that the Prophet said,
«وَالَّذÙÂي نَÙÂْسÙÂي بÙÂيَدÙÂهÙÂ، لَتَأْمÙÂرÙÂنَّ بÙÂالْمَعْرÙÂوÙÂÙÂ، وَلَتَنْهَوÙÂنَّ عَن٠الْمÙÂنْكَرÙÂ، أَوْ لَيÙÂوشÙÂكَنَّ الله٠أَنْ يَبْعَثَ عَلَيْكÙÂمْ عÙÂقَابًا مÙÂنْ عÙÂنْدÙÂهÙÂ، Ø«ÙÂمَّ لَتَدْعÙÂنَّه٠ÙÂَلَا يَسْتَجÙÂيبَ لَكÙÂم»
(By He in Whose Hand is my soul! You will enjoin righteousness and forbid evil, or Allah will send a punishment on you from Him. Then, you will supplicate to Him, but He will not accept your supplication.) At-Tirmidhi also recorded it and said, "This Hadith is Hasan.'' Muslim recorded that Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri said that the Messenger of Allah said,
«مَنْ رَأَى مÙÂنْكÙÂمْ مÙÂنْكَرًا ÙÂَلْيÙÂغَيّÙÂرْه٠بÙÂيَدÙÂهÙÂ، ÙÂَإÙÂنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطÙÂعْ ÙÂَبÙÂلÙÂسَانÙÂهÙÂ، ÙÂَإÙÂنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطÙÂعْ ÙÂَبÙÂقَلْبÙÂهÙÂ، وَذلÙÂكَ أَضْعَÙÂ٠الْإÙÂيمَان»
(He among you who witnesses an evil, let him change it with his hand, if he cannot do that, then by his tongue, if he cannot do even that, then with his heart, and this is the weakest faith.) Abu Dawud said that Al-`Urs, meaning Ibn `Amirah, said that the Prophet said,
«إÙÂذَا عÙÂمÙÂلَت٠الْخَطÙÂيئَة٠ÙÂÙÂي الْأَرْض٠كَانَ مَنْ شَهÙÂدَهَا ÙÂَكَرÙÂهَهَا، وَقَالَ مَرَّةً ÙÂَأَنْكَرَهَا كَانَ كَمَنْ غَابَ عَنْهَا، وَمَنْ غَابَ عَنْهَا ÙÂَرَضÙÂيَهَا كَانَ كَمَنْ شَهÙÂدَهَا»
(When sin is committed on the earth, then whoever witnesses it and hates - (once he said): forbids it, will be like those who did not witness it. Whoever was absent from it, but agreed with it, will be like those who witness it.) Only Abu Dawud recorded this Hadith. Abu Dawud recorded that one of the Companions said that the Prophet said,
«لَنْ يَهْلÙÂكَ النَّاس٠ØÂَتَّى يَعْذÙÂرÙÂوا أَوْ يÙÂعْذÙÂرÙÂوا مÙÂنْ أَنْÙÂÙÂسÙÂهÙÂم»
(The people will not perish until they do not leave -or- have any excuse for themselves.) Ibn Majah recorded that Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri said that the Messenger of Allah gave a speech once and said,
«أَلَا لَا يَمْنَعَنَّ رَجÙÂلًا هَيْبَة٠النَّاس٠أَنْ يَقÙÂولَ الْØÂَقَّ Ø¥ÙÂذَا عَلÙÂمَه»
(Behold! Fear from people should not prevent one from saying the truth if he knows it.) Abu Sa`id then cried and said, "By Allah! We have seen some errors, but we feared (the people).'' Another Hadith that Abu Sa`id narrated states that the Messenger of Allah said,
«أَÙÂْضَل٠الْجÙÂهَاد٠كَلÙÂمَة٠ØÂَقَ عÙÂنْدَ سÙÂلْطَان٠جَائÙÂر»
(The best Jihad is a word of truth proclaimed before an unjust ruler.) Recorded by Abu Dawud, At-Tirmidhi, and Ibn Majah. At-Tirmidhi said, "Hasan Gharib from this route of narration.'' Imam Ahmad recorded that Hudhayfah said that the Prophet said,
«لَا يَنْبَغÙÂي لÙÂمÙÂسْلÙÂم٠أَنْ يÙÂØ°ÙÂلَّ نَÙÂْسَه»
(It is not required of the Muslim that he humiliate himself.) They said, `How does one humiliate himself'' he said;
«يَتَعَرَّض٠مÙÂنَ الْبَلَاء٠لÙÂمَا لَا يÙÂØ·ÙÂيق»
(He takes on trials that he is not capable of enduring. ) This was recorded by At-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah, and At-Tirmidhi said, "This Hadith is Hasan Sahih Gharib.''
