Conditions upon which Amr Bilmaroof va Nahi an Munkar becomes Obligatory
Issue No.2414- Enjoining good deeds and forbidding from evil actions are incumbent on all sane and mature persons based on the following conditions:1) A person wishing to enjoin good and forbid evil must be certain that the other party is committing a haram act or abandoning an obligatory act.2) He should consider it probable that the enjoining good and forbidding from bad are effective, should the effect be immediate or slow and complete or partial. Hence, if he knows that it would not have any effect, it is not obligatory.3) There should not be any corruption and harm in the enjoining good and forbidding from bad. Therefore, if one knows or fears that enjoining and forbidding will harm his life or his honour or it will cause substantial financial damage to him or to someone else, then it is not obligatory to do so. However, if good deeds and evil acts are among the things that are of paramount importance in Islam, like safeguarding Islam and the Holy Qur'an, the independence of Islamic countries or the protection of the indisputable Islamic laws, then in such cases, one should pay no heed to the harm or the loss and he should endeavour to guard and protect them by sacrificing his life and devoting his wealth.
