WHEN ARE AMR-BIL-MARU'F AND HAHI-ANIL-MUNKIR FARD (COMPULSORY)?
There are two main types of Ibadah (acts of worship). The first type are those which are Fard (compulsory) or Wajib (necessary) like Salah, fasting in Ramadan, Zakah, and Hajj. The second type are those which are Sunnah or Mustahab (desirable) like doing miswak, saying Bismillah before starting to eat food, drinking water in three sips, etc. This includes all the Sunnah that the Holy Prophet ﷺ performed as a matter of habit. Similarly there are two categories of sins. The first are those which have been declared Hara'am and have been expressly forbidden in Shariah. The second are those which are not Hara'am but are not in conformity with the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet ﷺ, or are not according to etiquettes and thus not desirable.
If a person is neglecting Fard or Wajib Ibadah, or is committing sins which have clearly been declared Hara'am, then in those situations Amr-bil-Maru'f and Nahi-anil-Munkir and Fard-e-Ayn (obligatory upon every Muslim). For example, if a person is driving alcohol, or is committing adultery, or is doing backbiting (Gheebat), or tells lies, then because all of these acts are expressly Hara'am, Nahi-anil-Munkir is Fard (compulsory) in these situations. Similarly, if a person is neglecting Fard Salah, does not pay Zakah, or does not fast in Ramadan, then it is Fard to try to encourage him to do these.
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There are two main types of Ibadah (acts of worship). The first type are those which are Fard (compulsory) or Wajib (necessary) like Salah, fasting in Ramadan, Zakah, and Hajj. The second type are those which are Sunnah or Mustahab (desirable) like doing miswak, saying Bismillah before starting to eat food, drinking water in three sips, etc. This includes all the Sunnah that the Holy Prophet ﷺ performed as a matter of habit. Similarly there are two categories of sins. The first are those which have been declared Hara'am and have been expressly forbidden in Shariah. The second are those which are not Hara'am but are not in conformity with the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet ﷺ, or are not according to etiquettes and thus not desirable.
If a person is neglecting Fard or Wajib Ibadah, or is committing sins which have clearly been declared Hara'am, then in those situations Amr-bil-Maru'f and Nahi-anil-Munkir and Fard-e-Ayn (obligatory upon every Muslim). For example, if a person is driving alcohol, or is committing adultery, or is doing backbiting (Gheebat), or tells lies, then because all of these acts are expressly Hara'am, Nahi-anil-Munkir is Fard (compulsory) in these situations. Similarly, if a person is neglecting Fard Salah, does not pay Zakah, or does not fast in Ramadan, then it is Fard to try to encourage him to do these.
To be continued...
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