Al-Kāfi - The Book of Jihad (Serving in the Army)

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Jihad (Serving in the Army) Chapter: Commanding others what is Obligatory and to Prohibit them from doing Evil ِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ ٠َّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ ٠َرَ بْنِ عَرَفَةَ قَالَ سَ٠ِعْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠َعْرُوفِ وَلَتَنْهُنَّ عَنِ الْ٠ُنْكَرِ أَوْ لَيُسْتَعْ٠ْ فَيَدْعُو خِيَارُكُ٠ْ فَلا يُسْتَجَابُ لَهُ٠3.

A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Khalid from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn ‘Umar ibn ‘Arafah who has said the following: “I heard abu al-Hassan (a.s.), saying, ‘You must ask (command) others to do good and prohibit them to commit evil, otherwise, the evil ones among you will be made your rulers and then the virtuous ones among you pray and their prayers will not be answered.’” جهول - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (18/401))