It is narrated on the authority of Sayyiduna Abu Sa'eed (radi Allahu anhu) that Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said: "He who amongst you sees something abominable should modify it with the help of his hand & if he has not strength enough to do it, then he should do it with his tongue; & if he has not strength enough to do it (even) then he should (abhor it) from his heart & that is the least of faith." (Muslim)
This Hadees throws a good deal of light on how the society is to be kept safe & secure from evil & corruption. It has been made an obligatory act for every Muslim to see carefully that the moral health of the community does not deteriorate & whenever there is any sign of decadence in any quarter it should be checked with determination. Islam does not allow its followers to lead the life a silent spectator in the world; it has made them duty-bound to eradicate evil, since once it is allowed to creep into the society, it corrodes it & the whole social structure crumbles down. It has, therefore, been enjoined upon the believers to take effective measures to fight against it. Those who have power enough to check it with force must do so, while others by means of preaching & persuasion should try to sweep it out of effective existence, but if the circumstances become so adverse that even this becomes impossible, then we should at least keep our conscience alive to the fact that it is an evil & should be strongly abhorred & wait for a suitable opportunity to drive it out completely.
It must be made clear in this connection that the commentators of the Hadees are of the view that forbidding with the help of hand implies the power of the State. That it is the duty of the State & society to check the evil in all its forms, shapes & in case of necessity even the strictest measures may be adopted.
Imam Noovi (rehmatullah alaih) says there is a consensus of opinion that this act of bidding the people to do good & forbidding them to do wrong is obligatory on believers.
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