'Amar ma'ruf Nahi Munkar
Ordering Right and Prohibiting Wrong KNOW that ordering all that is right and prohibiting all that is wrong is the greatest single element of this deen and it is the task with which Allah sent all of his messengers, peace be upon them all. If it were to be abandoned, all religion would cease, corruption would appear everywhere and the lands would be destroyed. In Sura Aal 'Imraan, Allah commands us to "hold fast to the rope of Allah altogether and do not divide yourselves". We are commanded to hold fast to the body of the Muslims and strive to promote unity and avoid division. This does NOT include, however, being complacent or cowardly with disobedience to Allah in our midst. Allah said in the very next verse: آل عمران وَلْتَكُنْ مِنْكُمْ أُمَّةٌ يَدْعُونَ إِلَى الْخَيْرِ وَيَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ(104)وَلَا تَكُونُوا كَالَّذِينَ تَفَرَّقُوا وَاخْتَلَفُوا مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا جَاءَهُمُ الْبَيِّنَاتُ وَأُولَئِكَ
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