Enjoining Good and Prohibiting Wrong

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Whoever enjoins good and prohibits wrong is the deputy of Allah and the deputy of His Prophet on the earth.

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Verily Allah, Mighty and Exalted, despises the weak believer who has no religion [i.e. has no devotion to his religion]. When asked who a believer with no religion is, he replied, ‘He who does not prohibit wrong.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The basis of Islamic law is the enjoinment of good and the prohibition of wrong.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘All acts of righteousness and striving in the way of Allah are as mere spittle in the deep sea compared to enjoining good and prohibiting wrong.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Enjoinment of good is the best of all acts performed by creation.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Know that enjoinment of good and prohibition of wrong never reach an end, and never cut off sustenance.

Imam al-Husayn (AS) said, ‘It is not permissible for a believing eye to watch Allah being disobeyed and close without first changing the situation.

Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘Verily the enjoinment of good and the prohibition of wrong is the path of the prophets, the way of the righteous, a great obligation on which all other obligations are founded and on which ideologies are secured, by which earnings are made lawful, by which iniquities are redressed, through which the earth flourishes, justice is sought from enemies and [Allahs] command is kept upright.