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 14- عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِي٠َ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ ٠َسْعَدَةَ بْنِ صَدَقَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) كَيْفَ بِكُ٠ْ إِذَا فَسَدَتْ نِسَاؤُكُ٠ْ وَفَسَقَ شَبَابُكُ٠ْ تَنْهَوْا عَنِ الْ٠ُنْكَرِ فَقِيلَ لَهُ وَيَكُونُ ذَلِكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَقَالَ نَعَ٠ِنْ ذَلِكَ كَيْفَ بِكُ٠ُنْكَرِ وَنَهَيْتُ٠َعْرُوفِ فَقِيلَ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَيَكُونُ ذَلِكَ قَالَ نَعَ٠ِنْ ذَلِكَ كَيْفَ بِكُ٠ْ إِذَا رَأَيْتُ٠14.

Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Harun ibn Muslim from Mas’adah ibn Sadaqah who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘The Holy Prophet, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said, “What will you do when your women will become corrupt, your young people sinful and you will not ask others to do good and prohibit them to commit evil?” They asked, “Will such things happen, O Messenger of Allah?” He, the Messenger of Allah, replied, “Yes, even worse than this will happen.

What will you do when you ask others to commit evil and prohibit them from doing good?” It then was asked, “Will such things happen, O Messenger of Allah?” He, the Messenger of Allah, replied, “Yes, even worse than this will happen. What will you do when you see good things as bad and evil things as good?”’” ضعيف - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (18/406))