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Hadith about Ruling of Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil

30 hadith on this topic, one card per hadith and its versions; authentic ones first. 19 are translated into English.

Not graded The Forty Hadith of an-Nawawi 34

I heard the Messenger of Allah (๏ทบ) say, โ€œWhosoever of you sees an evil, let him change it with his hand; and if he is not able to do so, then [let him change it] with his tongue; and if he is not able to do so, then with his heart โ€” and that is the weakest of faith.โ€ [Muslim]

ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุจููŠ ุณูŽุนููŠุฏู ุงู„ู’ุฎูุฏู’ุฑููŠู‘ ุฑูŽุถููŠูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‡ู ุนูŽู†ู’ู‡ู ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุณูŽู…ูุนู’ุช ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ูŽ ุงู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆ ุณู„ู… ูŠูŽู‚ููˆู„ู: "ู…ูŽู†ู’ ุฑูŽุฃูŽู‰ ู…ูู†ู’ูƒูู…ู’ ู…ูู†ู’ูƒูŽุฑู‹ุง ููŽู„ู’ูŠูุบูŽูŠูู‘ุฑู’ู‡ู ุจููŠูŽุฏูู‡ูุŒ ููŽุฅูู†ู’ ู„ูŽู…ู’ ูŠูŽุณู’ุชูŽุทูุนู’ ููŽุจูู„ูุณูŽุงู†ูู‡ูุŒ ููŽุฅูู†ู’ ู„ูŽู…ู’โ€ฆ

Narrated by Abu Saโ€˜ฤซd al-Khudri + 14 other versions

Not graded Riyad as-Salihin 197

"O you people! You recite this Verse: 'O you who believe! Take care of your ownselves. If you follow the (right) guidance [and enjoin what is right (Islamic Monotheism and all that Islam orders one to do) and forbid what is wrong (polytheism, disbelief and all that Islam has forbidden)] no hurt canโ€ฆ

ุงู„ุฑุงุจุน ุนุดุฑโ€:โ€ ุนู† ุฃุจูŠ ุจูƒุฑ ุงู„ุตุฏูŠู‚ุŒ ุฑุถูŠ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู†ู‡ ุŒ ู‚ุงู„โ€:โ€ ูŠุง ุฃูŠู‡ุง ุงู„ู†ุงุณ ุฅู†ูƒู… ู„ุชู‚ุฑุกูˆู† ู‡ุฐู‡ ุงู„ุขูŠุฉโ€:โ€ โ€{โ€ูŠุง ุฃูŠู‡ุง ุงู„ุฐูŠู† ุขู…ู†ูˆุง ุนู„ูŠูƒู… ุฃู†ูุณูƒู… ู„ุง ูŠุถุฑูƒู… ู…ู† ุถู„ ุฅุฐุง ุงู‡ุชุฏูŠุชู…โ€}โ€ โ€(โ€โ€(โ€ุงู„ู…ุงุฆุฏุฉ โ€:โ€ 105โ€)โ€โ€)โ€ ูˆุฅู†ูŠ ุณู…ุนุช ุฑุณูˆู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ุŒ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡โ€ฆ

+ 5 other versions

Not graded Riyad as-Salihin 193

The Prophet (๏ทบ) said, "By Him in Whose Hand my life is, you either enjoin good and forbid evil, or Allah will certainly soon send His punishment to you. Then you will make supplication and it will not be accepted". [At-Tirmidhi, who categorized it as Hadith Hasan].

"โ€ ูˆุงู„ุฐูŠ ู†ูุณูŠ ุจูŠุฏู‡ ู„ุชุฃู…ุฑู† ุจุงู„ู…ุนุฑูˆูุŒ ูˆู„ุชู†ู‡ูˆู† ุนู† ุงู„ู…ู†ูƒุฑุŒ ุฃูˆ ู„ูŠูˆุดูƒู† ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃู† ูŠุจุนุซ ุนู„ูŠูƒู… ุนู‚ุงุจู‹ุง ู…ู†ู‡ุŒ ุซู… ุชุฏุนูˆู†ู‡ ูู„ุง ูŠุณุชุฌุงุจ ู„ูƒู…โ€"

Narrated by Hudhayfah + 3 other versions

Not graded Al-Adab al-Mufrad 891

Abu Dharr is reported as saying, "Your putting some of the water from your bucket in your brother's bucket is sadaqa. Your removing stones. thorns and bones from people's path is sadaqa. Your guiding a man in a place where there are no guides is sadaqa."

ุญูŽุฏูŽู‘ุซูŽู†ูŽุง ู…ูุญูŽู…ูŽู‘ุฏูŒุŒ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽโ€:โ€ ุฃูŽุฎู’ุจูŽุฑูŽู†ูŽุง ุนูŽุจู’ุฏู ุงู„ู„ู‡ู ุจู’ู†ู ุฑูŽุฌูŽุงุกูุŒ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽโ€:โ€ ุฃูŽุฎู’ุจูŽุฑูŽู†ูŽุง ุนููƒู’ุฑูู…ูŽุฉู ุจู’ู†ู ุนูŽู…ูŽู‘ุงุฑูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุจููŠ ุฒูู…ูŽูŠู’ู„ูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ู…ูŽุงู„ููƒู ุจู’ู†ู ู…ูŽุฑู’ุซูŽุฏูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุจููŠู‡ูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุจููŠ ุฐูŽุฑูู‘ุŒ ูŠูŽุฑู’ููŽุนู’ู‡ูุŒ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽโ€:โ€โ€ฆ

+ 2 other versions

Authentic Musnad Ahmad 10975

Let not the fear of people prevent any man among you from speaking the truth when he sees it or knows it

"Let not the fear of people prevent any man among you from speaking the truth when he sees it or knows it."

ุญูŽุฏูŽู‘ุซูŽู†ูŽุง ู…ูุญูŽู…ูŽู‘ุฏู ุจู’ู†ู ุฌูŽุนู’ููŽุฑู ุญูŽุฏูŽู‘ุซูŽู†ูŽุง ุดูุนู’ุจูŽุฉู ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุจููŠ ู…ูŽุณู’ู„ูŽู…ูŽุฉูŽ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุจููŠ ู†ูŽุถู’ุฑูŽุฉูŽ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุจููŠ ุณูŽุนููŠุฏู ุงู„ู’ุฎูุฏู’ุฑููŠูู‘ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุงู„ู†ูŽู‘ุจููŠูู‘ ุตูŽู„ูŽู‘ู‰ ุงู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ูˆูŽุณูŽู„ูŽู‘ู…ูŽ ุฃูŽู†ูŽู‘ู‡ู ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ู„ูŽุง ูŠูŽู…ู’ู†ูŽุนูŽู†ูŽู‘ ุฑูŽุฌูู„ู‹ุงโ€ฆ

Narrated by Abu Saโ€˜ฤซd al-Khudri + 1 other version Explained

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