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IRSYAD HUKUM KE-76: SYARAT PERLAKSANAAN NAHI MUNGKAR
What are the conditions for carrying out nahi mungkar (forbidding wrongdoing)?
Short answer
Citing Abu Laith al-Samarqandi, a person who enjoins good and forbids wrong must fulfil five conditions, including knowledge, sincerity for the sake of Allah, and compassion toward the person advised, with gentleness and without harshness.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Ethics, Remembrance & Supplication
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Citing Abu Laith al-Samarqandi, a person who enjoins good and forbids wrong must fulfil five conditions, including knowledge, sincerity for the sake of Allah, and compassion toward the person advised, with gentleness and without harshness. The person must also practise what he calls others to, so as not to fall under the rebuke of Surah al-Baqarah, verse 44. Callers are further expected to know the Quran and Sunnah, the condition and language of those addressed, and their religions and schools of thought. The conclusion stresses the principle of prevention in Islamic criminal law.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Seorang yang menjalankan Amar Makruf dan Nahi Mungkar harus melengkapi lima syarat:
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM KE-76: SYARAT PERLAKSANAAN NAHI MUNGKAR”, 19 August 2015. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/1918-irsyad-fatwa-ke-76-syarat-perlaksanaan-nahi-mungkar. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/conditions-for-carrying-out-nahi-mungkar/