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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Living the Right Way Exhorting Good and Forbidding Wrong One of the great commands and everlasting obligations of Islamic society is exhorting good and forbidding wrong. This command leads to well-being and felicity in this world and the hereafter, and other religious laws and obligations are established upon it.

Allah the Most High said: “And from among you there should be a party who invite to good and enjoin what is right and forbid the wrong, and these are the ones that shall be successful.” He also said: “Of the followers of the Book there is an upright party; they recite Allah’s communications in the night-time and they adore (Him).

They believe in Allah and the Last Day, and they enjoin what is right and forbid the wrong, and they strive with one another in hastening to good deeds, and those are among the good.” He also said: “Why do not the learned men and the doctors of law (among Jews) prohibit them from their speaking of what is sinful and eating of what is unlawfully acquired? Certainly evil is that which they work.” He also said: “And surely Allah will help him who helps His cause; most surely Allah is Strong, Mighty.

Those who, should We establish them in the land, will keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate and enjoin good and forbid evil; and Allah’s is the end of affairs.” The Holy (S) said: “When my people shirk the responsibility of exhorting good and forbidding wrong and say that another should do it, they must wait for an affliction from Allah the Exalted.” He (S) also said: “Surely Allah abhors any weak believer who is a coward, that is, he does not forbid what is wrong.” He (S) also said: “It is forbidden for any believing eye which sees that Allah is disobeyed, to shut itself to it unless it changes the situation.” He (S) also said: “You should exhort good and forbid wrong or else the punishment of Allah will cover you all.” He (S) also said: “My people are in felicity as long as they exhort good and forbid wrong and help each other in doing good.

If they do not do this, grace will be taken away from them and some of them will get to dominate over the others, and there will be no help for them in the earth or in the heavens.” Imam ‘Ali (a.s.) the Commander of the Faithful said: “Do not abandon enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong lest the wicked among yourselves dominate over you.