AMR-BIL-MARU'F AND NAHI-ANIL-MUNKIR ARE FARD-E-AYN (OBLIGATORY) FOR EVERY MUSLIM
In many verses of Quran Karim, while describing the essential characteristics of virtuous people, Allah Ta'alah says that they encourage others to do good deeds and discourage them from doing bad deeds. Therefore, Amr-bil-Maru'f (امر بالمعروف) (telling others to do good deeds) and Nahi-anil-Munkir (نہی عن المنکر) (stopping others from doing bad deeds) are Fard-e-Ayn (فرضِ عین) (obligatory) for every Muslim.
These days we have become very neglectful of these essential duties of every Muslim. We see our children going on the wrong path in life, we see our friends and acquaintances commit sinful deeds, but still we do not feel any urge to educate them or guide them about those mistakes. This is neglecting a compulsory act of worship (Ibadah). Just like it is obligatory upon us to pray Salah five times daily and to fast in Ramadan, Amr-bil-Maru'f and Nahi-anil-Munkir are obligatory upon us in exactly the same way, therefore we need to understand the importance of this Ibadah. If a person spent his entire life doing good deeds, did not leave a single Salah un-offered, did not leave a single fast, kept giving Zakah and performed Hajj, and did not commit a single major sin, but he never did Amr-bil-Maru'f and Nahi-anil-Munkir, never tried to encourage people to do good deeds or abstain from committing sins, then despite all his own virtues, on the Day of Judgment he will still have to answer for why he neglected the duty of Amr-bil-Maru'f and Nahi-anil-Munkir. For a Muslim it is not enough to just care about being pious ourselves, we also have to care about what will happen on the Day of Judgment to those near and dear to us.
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