Chapter X: Living and Character of the Prophet
God says : 'You are the best of nations created for mankind. You enjoin good and prohibit evils.' In this verse God Says that the Muslims are the best nation only for this that- they enjoin good and prohibit evils . God says : When they were reminded, they forgot. I gave salvation to those who prohibited evils." God says in this verse clearly that they got salvation, because they used to prohibit evils and this verse also proves the compulsory character of this matter. God says:
If I establish them in the world, they establish prayer, pay Zakat, enjoin good and prohibit evils God praised the companions in the above verse. God says : Help one another jn righteousness and God-fear and don't help in sin and transgression. This is an open order of God to enjoin good and forbid evil. God says : O believers, keep firm on justice, bearing witness for God even though it is against yourselves, parents and near relatives. This verse speaks of enjoining good to parents and relatives . God says : There is no good in most of their secret talks , except those of the man who enjoins on giving charity doing good deeds or doing good to the people. I will give ample reward to one who does it for pleasure of God .
God says : If two parties of the believers fight with each other, make peace between them. This peace means to prohibit them to make rebellion and bring them back to allegiane. If it cannot be done, God ordered to kill those who do not submit. He said :
Fight with one who rebels till he returns to the commands of God .
Sayings of the Holy Prophet The Prophet said ; if some people commit sins and if there are other persons fit to prohibit them and still they do not do it, they do not do any religious act.
Soon punishment from God will fall on all of them . The companion Sa'labah asked the Prophet about the explanation of this verse — If you have found guidance, the misguided cannot do you any harm. He said, in reply : O Abu Sa'labah, enjoin good and prohibit evil. When you will find the people following greed and passions, love the world and give opinion according to every wise man, be busy then with yourself and give up the affairs of the public, because disasters and calamities will come behind your back like full dark night. He who remains firm like you, will get the rewards of fifty of you. He was asked : O Messenger of God, will he get rewards of fifty of them? He said: No, the rewards of fifty of you because you are getting help for good deeds, while they will not get any helper therefor.
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