Levels of Amr Bilmaroof va Nahi an Munkar
Issue No.2419- There are different stages of enjoining good deeds and forbidding from bad acts some of which do not require the permission of the Mujtahid or his representative and some do. That which does not require the Mujtahid’s permission is enjoining good deeds with the tongue and heart, and by way of giving advice or turning away one’s attention to the person concerned and cutting off relations with him, and if it does not help, it is permitted to stop the sinner with harsh and rough words which are devoid of sin and it would also be permissible to use force or take away from him the means of committing sins. However, enjoining good deeds and forbidding from bad ones may require a person to resort to beating and wounding or destroying properties or doing acts worse than that, in this case, permission of the Mujtahid or his representative is necessary; no one is allowed to take such actions without his permission. In fact, the action itself, the extent, and limits of it should be ascertained by the verdict of the Mujtahid or his representative.
