He was awake in Your worship and we did not want to destroy...

He was awake in Your worship and we did not want to destroy this nation since this man was amongst them.” It was revealed to this group of Angels that, “Return back to that nation and destroy the entire community as well as the old man!” Once they were given this command, they were told the reason why this was to be done: لَمْ يَحْمَرَّ وَجْهُهُ لِغَضَبِ قَطُّ.

“The same old man you see awake in the dark hours of the night in worship is the same person whose face never turned red in anger at seeing the sins being committed around him!” Therefore, when a person must command others to righteous deeds and forbid them from the evil (Amr bil Ma’ruf and Nahi ‘anil Munkar), become angry at sins being committed, leaving that area where sins are being performed and in summary, fulfilling his responsibility in these regards, he must do this.

Again, it is this form of anger which is praiseworthy and is actually obligatory! From the…