Lack Of Amr Bil M'ruf

Lack of Amr Bil Maroof and Nahi Anil Munkar The Prophet of Islam (may peace be upon him) had said earlier that, "My followers will be in good condition as long as they bid (each other) towards the good, forbid (each other) from the evil, and co-operate with each other in good (deeds). If they do not do this, then the (heavenly) blessings will be lifted from them and some (evil ones) among them will be imposed over them (as a ruler). In that state, they will have no helper, neither on the earth nor in the heaven." Imam Reza (a.s.) said, "You must practice Amr bil Maroof and Nahy Anil Munkar because if you do not, you will be ruled upon by evil (transgressing and mischievous ) people and after that if the righteous ones among you will supplicate, their supplications shall not be granted."(Wasaelush Shia) Punishment for not doing SIN BUT ??????? can also invite wrath of Allah : Traditionally we have thought that we are only liable for those sins we have committed but infact Avoiding Amrbil Maroof and Nahi Anil Munkar will get us into deep trouble and even supplications of the so called “righteous ones will not be accepted Imam Baqir (a.s.) said,"The Almighty Allah revealed on Shuaib (a.s.): 'I shall destroy a hundred thousand people from your nation. Forty thousand of whom are sinners and sixty thousand righteous.''O my Lord! The sinners are liable for punishment but why the righteous ones?' asked Shuaib (a.s.). Allah replied, 'Because they used to socialize with the sinners and in spite of My dislike they never disliked the sinners. They never restrained them from sins."(Wasaelush Shia) Imam Sadiq (a.s.) says,"The Almighty Allah sent some angels to destroy the people of a particular town. When the angels reached there, they found a worshiper engrossed in worship. The angels said, "O our Lord! Your particular slave is busy in worship, how can we send punishment on this town? The reply came, 'Do not care about this man because he has never been angry for Our sake and never behaved curtly with the sinners.'(Wasaelush Shia) Holy Prophet saw “When my Ummah leaves Amr Bil Maroof and Nahi Anil Munkar then it should wait for the wrath of Allah swt ” Warise Ambiya – You have the Option to be Waeis of Ambiya – Husain a.s has called for Ansar

The Holy Prophet (SAWAW) "He who does amr-bil-ma'roof and nahya 'anilmunkir is the vicegerent on the earth of Allah, His Prophet and His Book." Best Communitythat stays connected and enforces Established Good and Forbids Seatblished Evil "You are the best of the nations (community) raised up for (the benefit of) men; you enjoin what is right and forbid the wrong and believe in Allah; (Surah Aale Imran 3:110)

Allah made man 1 community : 2:213 Mankind was one single nation (Community), and Allah sent Messengers with glad tidings and warnings; and with them He sent the Book in truth, to judge between people in matters wherein they differed; Allah (SWT) says: “And there should be a group amongst you who invite towards good, order for acknowledged virtues, forbid from sin and these it is that are the successful ones” (Ale Imran: 104) "...The believing men and the believing women are helpers of each other: they bid the good, forbid the evil, establish the prayer, pay the alms, and they obey Allah and His Messenger--these are the people on whom Allah will be merciful. Indeed Allah is Powerful and Wise." (9:71) The Holy Prophet (SAWAW). has said :”The world is like a ship and mankind its passengers. The welfare of all depends upon the safe conduct of each. If anyone is found making a hole on the side of a ship, he must be stopped. “ The Holy 5th Imam (AS) "Amr-bil-ma'roof and nahya 'anil munkir are the most important obligations because upon them depend the performance of all other obligations. If amr-bil-ma'roof and nahya 'anil munkir are done the earth will become a safe place, enemies will be subdued and all other affairs discharged satisfactorily" Defination of Amr Bil Maroof and Nahee Anil Munkar : Maroof : Generally Maroof is translated as Good But in Literary Maroof is related to Marefat, and Irfan. All these words Marefat , Irfan, Arif and Maroof Belong to the same family.Maroof Means that established identified and accepted truth Munkar : Similarly those established falsehood which is rejected in Munkar. The Purpose of Maroof and Munkar is either to identify the acceptability of a particular thing or to reject the legality f certain thing thereby discarding it. The First source of accepting or rejecting a particular thng is “Wahy”

and second source is Aql – those things which are accepted or rejected by Allah swt are Munkar and Those accepted by Allah are Maroof 3 types of death : There are 3 types of death : Death of Body , Death of Soul and death of Society. Death of society occurs when Amr Bil Maroof is not practised and we see that Imam Husain a.s stood up amongst a dead ummah. While leaving Madina Imam Husain a.s said “Oh Allah this is the gave of your Prophet saw and I am the grandson of your Prophet saw . I am encountering an affair which you know much better than me. O Allah I love Known Values (Maroof) and Hate Evils (Munkar)” Imam 'Ali bin Abi Tâlib (a.s.) said: "Verily the people before you perished because when they committed sins, the Rabbis and the Priests did not forbid them from it. And when the people became submerged into sins and the Rabbis and the Priests did not forbid them, then the chastisement came down upon them. Therefore, bid towards the good and forbid the evil; and know that bidding towards the good and forbidding from evil will not hasten your death or decrease your sustenance." Problems of Imam Ali and Absence of Amr bil Maroof in the Ummah : Gradually the mmat slipped due to non practise of Amr Bil Marof and Nahi Anil Munkar . People assumed hat they are ateast praying and giving Alms s they are fulfilling their duty Ali a.s had no support because the value of Amr Bil Maroof was absent from the society • • • • • • • • • •

Imam Alis Wilayat and Governance was attacked people stayed quiet – Sermon 2 None came out to support the Maroof and object the Munkar. WHY ?semon 24 Imam Alis right was usurped for 25 years and people were praying , fasting , going for Hajj etc Imam Ali was abused from Mimbar, People remained Silent People like Abu Sufyan came to power people remained silent Juma was prayed on Wednesday people were silent The Governor puked after namaze Fajr and was totally intoxicated people remained silent People started playing magic in Masjide Nabawi people remained silent During Siffin the followers of Imam Ali took sword and kept on the neck of Imam Ali and people in the camp were silent Imam Ali reminded them of their duties and they kept overlooking them

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Imam Ali O' my Allah they are disgusted of me and I am disgusted of them. They are weary of me and I am weary of them. Change them for me with better ones and change me for them with worse one. O' my Allah melt their hearts as salt melts in water. Sermon 25 Imam Ali How strange! How strange! By Allah my heart sinks to see the unity of these people on their wrong and your dispersion from your right. – Sermon 27 May Allah fight you! You have filled my heart with pus and loaded my bosom with rage. You made me drink mouthful of grief one after the other. You shattered my counsel by disobeying and leaving me so much so that Quraysh started saying that the son of Abi Talib is brave but does not know (tactics of) war. Allah bless them ! Is any one of them more fierce in war and more older in it than I am? I rose for it although yet within twenties, and here I am, have crossed over sixty, but one who is not obeyed can have no opinion. I called you for war but you did not come. I warned you but you did not listen. I called you secretly as well as openly, but you did not respond. I gave you sincere counsel, but you did not accept it. Are you present like the absent, and slaves like masters? Sermon 97 O' those whose bodies are present but wits are absent, and whose wishes are scattered. Their rulers are on trial. Your leader obeys Allah but you disobeyed him while the leader of the people of Syria (ash-Sham) disobeys Allah but they obey him. By Allah, I wish Mu`awiyah exchanges with me like Dinars with Dirhams, so that he takes from me ten of you and gives me one from them. O' people of Kufah, I have experienced in you three things and two others: you are deaf in spite of having ears, dumb in spite of speaking, and blind in spite of having eyes. You are neither true supporters in combat nor dependable brothers in distress. Your hands may be soiled with earth. O' examples of those camels whose herdsman has disappeared, if they are collected together from one side they disperse from the other. By Allah, I see you in my imagination that if war becomes intense and action is in full swing you would run away from the son of Abi Talib like the woman who becomes naked in the front. I am certainly on clear guidance from my Lord (Allah) and on the path of my Prophet and I am on the right path which I adhere to regularly.

Addressing the Muslim scholars in Mecca after he had left Madinah on his to Kerbala, Imam Hussain (A.S.) remonstrated with them because of their failure to do amr-bil-ma'roof and nahya 'anil munkir. This is a very long hadith and is reported in AlTawhid Vol.VII, No.4 p.41. It also Imam Husain a.s message – Lack of Amr Bil Maroof and nahi Anil Munkar The purpose of my stand is the reformation of my grandfather's nation. I intend to enjoin goodness and forbid evil. I want to emulate my grandfather, the Holy Prophet (S)and my father Alt Bin Abu Talib (A). Whosoever accepts me by accepting the truth, then Allah is higher than the truth. And whosoever rejects me then I will bear patiently until Allah adjudges between me and them and He is the best Judge."

In this legacy the chief of martyrs has explained three purposes for his stand: 1. The reformation (islaahe ) of his grandfather's nation (when is reform needed) 2. Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil ( there was no Amr bi maroof and nahi anil munkar) 3. Renewal and Revival of the tradition of the Holy Prophet (S) and Imam Ali (A) (Values had died in less than 50 years)

Islaah ki Zaroorat Jo Cheez Kharab hoti hai Uski Islaah Karna Zaroori hai For eg : Body usme pasina aata hai .. Kittchen me kachra hota hai, Eg : Jism aur Paseena , Air Tree and Animals Size of problem reflects the size of solution: Chote islaah ke liye choti islaah ki zaroorat hai . JItni Badi Problem hoti hai utna bada Islaah ka Intezam karne ki zaroorat padti hai NOTE :At the same time Islam safeguards an individual's right to privacy in thestrongest possible terms. In suratul Hujaraat [XLIX] Ayah 12 Allah says:

"O you who believe! Avoid much suspicion, for indeed suspicion (in some cases) is a sin. And spy not, nor backbite one another. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother?"

Amr-bil-ma'roof and nahya 'anil munkir inevitably involve encroachment some one's right to privacy. Where the exercise by an individual of his right to privacy is likely to adversely effect the right of another individual or a group or the ummah or the mankind, that right of privacyis forfeited and the ummah has the duty to counsel that individual Amr Bil Maroof is not interference in personal matters but those acts of individual which affects others. Also Momenens normally to protect their status or wealth or position avoid Amr Bil Maroof. They will be quitioned on the day of judgemenet. And they say why should we get involved in others maters infact when it may be social issue. We might also hink that we are smart if we get away from any issues and remain silent and safe so that we are spotless. But Allah says that these are foos who donot follow the Millat of Ebraheem and hazrat Ebraheem was not forced to oppose to namrood bbut he did it on his own. Every Society will have at least 4 category of people

Mufseedeen (Who create fasad): The sole purpose if for personal benefits These are those who create discord on earth and crate conflicts amongst humans for vested interest. Remember always this party will rebepresent These are Munkars and they exist as representatives of satan creating wars and discords. When God had created Humans as 1 community. But sometimes due to obedience of Beliefs of forefathers or sometimes due to denial to accept truth or creat power or wealth etc They will always Object Maroof (Clear Truth) from Almighty God

"The hypocrites, both men and women, proceed one from another. They enjoin the wrong and forbid the right..."[Tauba, 9:67]

Musleheen : These are those people who Reresent Divine values and have a role to inspire human beings not to accept oppression of tyrants. Hazrat Ebraheem was send against fasad of Namrood, Hazrat Musa was send against fasad creating by Firaun. So was Hazrat Imam Husain as declard by him a.s that my aim to do Islah of my Ummat explains us that Fasad and discord created by Yazid had to be faced eye to eye. And Imam Husan a.s showed the world how to win despite being oppressed. Saaketeen (Silent) : Musleheen Te representatives of Allah would always inspire Ummah to standup against oppressors but this slent community act as a big hurdle to etablis a Jus Society Though they don’t take active pat in Zulm but their silence acts as the weapon for the Mufsedeen. These people don’t perform their duty of Amr Bikl Maroof and Nahi Anil Munkar.so let the unjust rules come and rule them. Their prayers are reduced to zero because they donot perform their duty of Amr bil Maroof Saketeen are selfish people who just because of fear of los don’t perform their duty. For an Ideal society Their silenece has to broken against Oppression. Naseraan (Helpers): Divinely appointed Musleheen needs Naasir supporters who can support the mission of reformation (Islaah) . These Ansars always support Divine Appointed leaders and propagate divine values and don’t accept the degradation of Divine values at any cost At the last moment Imam Husain a.s had asked Nasereen because this struggle would always contimue amd those who represent divine values will always face opposition from fasedeen and Ansars have to raise themselves to face the fasedeen and also saketeen who are te majority have to break their silence so that minority Fasedeen cannot create discord in the community. If You become Ansar Of Imam a.s of the Time and follow the Omelas and the wilayata nd marjaiyat and raise your voice aginst oppression than you will have the opportunity to be included as vicegerents of Allah on Earth. The Holy Prophet (SAWAW) "He who does amr-bil-ma'roof and nahya 'anilmunkir is the vicegerent on the earth of Allah, His Prophet and His Book."

Every day is Ashura and Every land is Karbala saying lanat on dead Yazeed is easy and harmless the diffuclt and true aspect is that whether are we able to derive Values of Imams in our lives and raise our voice against oppression and the Yazeed/ Mufseed of today and are we ready to become Ansar of Imam by doing Amr bil Maroof and Nahi Anil Munkar Duties of Scholars :

Holy prophet sawww “There are 2 section of my community, if they are corrected he whole community will be corrected, they are scholars and powerful people- these 2 section will break my ummahs back if deviated ” "Why do not the learned men and the doctors of law prohibit them from their speaking of what is sinful and their eating of what is unlawfully acquired? Certainly evil is that which they work." (Surah Maidah 5:63) Imam Hussain’s Sermon at Mina in 59 Hijri , 1 years before Karbala O people take lesson from the counsel God gave to His friends when He rebuked the Rabbis by saying: “Why do not the Rabbis and the doctors of Law (scholars) forbid them from their (habit of) uttering sinful words and eating things forbidden? Evil indeed are their works.” (5:63) And God says: “Curses were pronounced on those among the Children of Israel who rejected Faith, by the tongue of David and of Jesus the son of Mary: because they disobeyed and persisted in excesses. Nor did they (usually) forbid one another the iniquities which they committed: evil indeed were the deeds which they did.” (5:78-79) God reproached them because they saw with their own eyes the oppressors committing vile and corrupt acts, but did not stop them, out of love for the favors they received from them as well as fear of persecution andinjury. However, God says: “Fear not men, but fear Me.”(5:44) And He says: “The believing men and women are friends and protectors to each other; they enjoin the goodand forbid the evil; they perform the prayer, and pay the alms, and obey God and His messenger. Upon them God shall have mercy; God is Almighty, All-wise.” (9:71)

God mentions the duty of enjoining the good and forbidding the evil (al-Amr bi al-Ma’ruf wa al-Nahy an al-Munkar) before all other duties, because He knows that if it is performed and is established in the society all other duties, the easy and the difficult, will also become established. The reason for this is that al-Amr bi al-Ma’ruf wa al-Nahy an al-Munkar means summoning people to Islam, as well as resistance against injustice, opposing and struggling against oppressors, and endeavoring to ensure that public wealth and income derived from war are distributed in accordance with the just laws of Islam, and that taxes are collected, levied and expended in due and proper form. O scholars, who are celebrated and enjoy good repute on account of your learning! You have achieved a good name in society because of your good will. It is on account of God that men venerate you and stand in awe of you, so that even powerful fear you and the weak honor you, and those who are not subject to you and over whom you hold no authority grant you favors they deny themselves . When the people do not receive their due, they seek your intercession, and you walk in the street with the majesty of kings and princes. Have you not earned all this respect and prestige because of the people’s hopes that you will implement God’s laws, even though in most instances you have failed to do so? You have taken lightly your duties as leaders. You have neglected the rights of the oppressed and the lowly, but have assiduously pursued what you regard as your personal rights. You have not spent yourmoney or risked your life for the sake of the One Who gave you life, nor have you fought against any group or tribe for the sake of God. Nevertheless, you desire - and regard it as your due - that He should grant you paradise, the company of the prophet, and security from chastisement in the hereafter. You have such expectations of God, I fear that the full weight of His wrath descend upon you, for although it is by His might and glory that you have achieved high rank, you show no respect to those who truly know god, while you yourselves enjoy respect among God's creatures on His account. (I am also afraid for you for another reason:) you see the covenant enacted with God being violated and trampled under foot, yet you show no anxiety, when it comes to the covenants enacted with your fathers, you become greatly disturbed and anxious if they are only violated in part, but the pledges you have given to the most noble Messenger are a matter of complete indifference to you.

The blind, the dumb, and chronically ill everywhere lack protection in towns and no mercy is shown them. But you neither behave in accordance with your function and rank, nor you support or pay any regard to those who do. You purchase your safety from the oppressive ruling powers with flattery cajolery, and compromise. All these activities have been forbidden to you by God, and He has, more over, commanded you to forbid each other to engage in them, but you pay no attention.The calamity that has befallen you is greater than what has befallen others, for true rank and degree of “Ulama” has been taken away from you. The administration of the country and the issuing of decrees and ordinances should actually be trusted to religious scholars who are guardians of God’s ordinances concerning what is permitted and what is forbidden. But your position has been usurped from you, for no other reason than that you have abandoned the truth (al-Haqq), and have disagreed about the nature of the sunnah, despite the existence of clear proofs. Had you the forbearance to endure adversities and hardships for the sake of God, then all proposed regulations (God’s affairs) would be brought to you for your approval and for you to issue; authority would lie in your hands. But you allowed the oppressors to take away your functions and God’s affairs (i.e. government) to fall into their hands, so that they administer them by resorting to ambiguities and make arbitrariness and the satisfaction of lust their consistent practice. What enabled them to gain control of government was your fleeing in panic from (inevitable) death and your love of life, which shall in all certainty depart from you. As a consequence of that mentality, you have delivered the powerless masses into the clutches of the oppressors. While some cringe like slaves under the yoke of oppressors, and others have been reduced to destitution in regard to their livelihood, the rulers run the affairs of the government in accordance with their whims, earning ignominy and disgrace for themselves with their licentiousness, following evil counselors, and showing impudence toward God. One of their appointed spokesmen mounts the pulpit (Minbar) in each city. The country is defenceless before them, and their hands grab freely whatever they want of it. The people are their slaves and are powerless to defend themselves. One of the governors is a dictator by nature, malevolent and rancorous;another represses to recognize either God or the Day of Resurrection! It is not strange - how can one think it strange, that society is in the clutches of a cunning oppressor whose tax collectors are oppressors and whose governors feel no compassion or mercy towards the believers under rule. It is God who will judge concerning what is dispute among us and deliver a decisive verdict concerning

all that occurs among us. O God! You know that everything we did was not prompted by rivalry for political power, nor for a search for wealth and abundance; rather it was done to demonstrate to men the shining principles and values of Your religion, to reform the affairs of Your land, to protect and secure the indisputable rights of Your oppressed servants, and to act in accordance with the duties. You have established the norms, laws, and ordinances which You have decreed. So (O scholars of religion!) You are to help us reach this goal, win back our rights from those powers who have considered it acceptable to wrong you and who have attempted to put out the light kindled by your Prophet. God suffices us, upon Him do we rely, to Him do we return, and to Him shall we return.

Conditions & Levels of Amr & Nahi The issue of amr bi 'l-ma'rûf and nahi 'ani 'l-munkar, depending on the circumstance, can take different forms: it can become wâjib or sunnat. Even the means of amr and nahi depends on the circumstances of the issue and the person involved. The person who wants to do amr and nahi should observe the following conditions: 1. You must be familiar with the Islamic view on that issue in order to properly define "good" and "evil" before encouraging others to do good or forbid them from evil. 2. In each given case, you must weigh the possibility of the influence of your advice. If you are sure or there seems to be a great probability that your words will have no effect on the other person, then it is not necessary to do amr or nahi. 3. You must also evaluate the state of the person whom you want to advise. Is he insisting or repeating the evil deeds or was it just a one time slip on his part? If you discern or come to know that he is not going to repeat the sin, then you do not have to do amr or nahi. 4. You must also evaluate the overall situation to make sure that your action of amr or nahi would not lead to a worse situation than what exists at present. ***

Even when you have decided that you should do amr or nahi, you will have to look at the different level of doing amr bi 'l-ma'rûf and nahi 'ani 'l-munkar. In all, there are three levels of amr and nahi: 1. By indirect action: By indirectly expressing your dislike of the other person's wrongful behaviour. For example, by not greeting him or greeting him without the previous warmth, or by ignoring him: with the hope that this might lead the person to think about change in your attitude towards him, and hopefully guide him to the right direction. 2. Verbally: If the first method does not work, then talk to the person. Whether you should talk politely and friendly, or harshly depends on the situation. 3. By direct action: This is only applicable to those who have authority over others: parents, teachers and Islamic government. If preventing the evil depends on physical action, then it must be thought out very carefully. The example mentioned in 49:9 is of this level of amr and nahi.

Extra points 1) First Allah asked us to become ummat and then do Amr bil Maroof and Nahil Anil Munkar 2) We say in Ziarat about Masoomeen that Ashado Anna kum Amarta Bi Maroof Nahee anil anil Munkar 3) Ziyarat of Imam Husain – slat, zakat , and Amr Bil Marof and Nahe Anil Minkar 4) There is Action and reaction. Imam Husains Kabala movement was action and not reaction of bayat. 5) Shaheed Murtudha Mutahhari says that after my study abut our History books and our teachings its very painful that in our furu that Amr Bi Maroof is omitted He last book which covers Am bi Maroof in furu books in details as responsibility was 400 years back by Ayatullah Shaikhe Bahai the furu books has not been dealing with Amr Bil Maroof and Nahee Anil Munkar In our present times the Marja who wrote about this issue in Fiqh and also wrote a book was Ayatullah Khomaini . Ayatullah homaini wrote it as part of his Furu books .. Amrbil Maroof was the foundation which was reinforced Becoming 1 community is important and that’s the first stage then comes amr bil maroof Quran says La Tafarraku – Tafareka nahee dale- don’t be divided in groups make sure that you remain united Neither Individuals nor groups Allah desires to see as 1 Ummah

3:103 (WaiAAtasimoo bihabli Allahi jameeAAan) And hold fast, all together, by the ROPE which Allah (stretches out for you), and (wala tafarraqoo waothkuroo )be not divided among yourselves ; and remember with gratitude Allah's favour on you; Jo Gafeel hai, doosre uske Taraf Gaafil nahee hote hai – Imam Ali a.s Usul aur Furu aur Akhlaqiyat me takseem kiya gaya tha .. Aaj ke mutalbe aur hai , likhe gaye the 800 saal pehle us zamane ke takaze ke hisaab se liki gayee the . Jo Aaj tak pafayee jayee rahee hai Rivayat “Al Quran yajree majra Shamse wal Qamar “ Quran roz tulu hota hai Deen ke 2 – 3 Hesse hai Question about deen: i) Deen ki Roh Kya hai ? / Gohar aur Johar kya hai – Real Deen kisko Cahiye Insaan ko ya Khuda ko ? Pehle Insaan kya hai maloom kare – Haqeeqate deen ka talluk Haqeeqate insaan se hai .. Insaan ki haqeeqat pehchan jaye to deen ki haqeeqat pehchani jayegi fir Insaane zarooriat malom kare fir deen kyu zaroori hai wo malom kare aur kya deen isaani zarooriat ko pura karta hai ii) Iska Daacha kya hai / System kya hai Deen ko Mukhateeb kaun hai ? Deen ki Zabaan Kaisi Zabaan hai ? : Is it symbolic language or Is religion related to language or understanding