AMR-I MA'RÛF AND NAHY-I ANIL-MUNKAR (I)

Imâm-i Ghazâlî says in his book Kimyâ-i Sa’âdat: “For example, it is harâm (forbidden by Islam) for women to go out with naked head, arms and legs. Also, it is harâm for them to go out by covering themselves with thin, tight, ornamented and coloured garments. Not only will such women be disobedient to Allah and sinful, but also, their father, husband, brother and uncle, who are responsible for them; that is, the one who lets them go out in this manner will be their accomplice in disobedience and sin.”

The basis of the Islamic religion is to learn and teach îmân, the fards and the harâms. Allâhu ta’âlâ has sent Prophets ‘’alaihimussalawâtu wattaslîmât’ for this purpose. When these tenets are not taught to youngsters, Islam will be demolished and annihilated. Allâhu ta’âlâ commands Muslims to do Amr-i ma’rûf. That is, He says: “Communicate and teach my commands.” And He commands them to do Nahy-i anil-munkar. That is, He says: “Communicate my prohibitions and do not condone their being done.”

Our Prophet stated: “Teach Islam to one another! If you give up Amr-i ma’ruf, Allâhu ta’âlâ will send the worst among you upon you and He will not accept your prayers.” And he stated: “The reward that is given to all worships when compared with the reward given for the ghazâ (war in the way of Allah) will be as much as a drop of water compared to an ocean; and the reward given for ghazâ, versus the reward given for Amr-i-ma’rûf and Nahy-i-munkar, is like a drop of water versus an ocean.” It is for this reason that Ibni ’Âbidîn says at the end of the fifth volume: “The thawâb for a Fiqh savant’s helping Muslims is more than the thawâb for jihâd.”