Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) said:“You people should continue to enjoin people towards the doing of righteous deeds and you should continue to prohibit them from evil; otherwise Allah will put into authority over you the worst of people to rule over you. At such time the best from among you will pray to Allah (for deliverance) and your prayers will go unanswered.’.’ (Jami-us-Sagheer) 

Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) said:“By Him in Whose Hand is Muhammad’s life, the detachments of Islam will return, one by one, only when ‘Allah’, ‘Allah’, is called and you enjoin peity and forbid evil. If you do not, then Allah will empower the worst of men over you and they will torment you in the most severe way and then pious among you will pray but will get no answer…” (Majma az-Zawaid)

Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) said:“…As for those who neglect to enjoin piety and forbid evil, their deeds do not get recognition and their prayers are not answered.” (as-Sunan al-Kubra)

Sayyidah Ayshah (radhiyallahu anha) narrated that Allah’s Messenger (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) came home gasping. He said nothing but performed ablution and went away. She sat in her room and he went on the pulpit, praised Allah and said:

“Allah commands you to enjoin piety and forbid evil, or you will pray to Him and He will not give an answer and you will ask Him for something but He will not give you anything and you will seek His Help which will not be forthcoming.” (Ibn Majah)

Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) said:“When my Ummah regards the worlds as great (and significant) the might of Islam will be lost to them. When they abandon enjoining of piety and forbidding of evil, they will be deprived of the blessing of Wahy.” (Kashf ul-Khafa)

Narrated Sayyiduna Anas (Radhiyallahu anhu) that the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said,

“A time will come to people when a Mu’min (believer) invoking (Allah) in favour of Muslims won’t be answered. Allah will say (to him), “Ask for your own self and the requirements you need, I will accept it, and nothing that concerns the general masses for they have enraged me”. In another Hadith it is said “I am wroth with them”. [Kitaab-ur-Riqaaq]

Hadhrat Abu Dardaa’ (radhiyallahu anhu) said: “Continue with Amr Bil Ma’roof Nahy Anil Munkar otherwise Allah Ta’ala will appoint over you a tyrannical ruler who will neither respect your elders nor have mercy on your little ones. Then, the pious among you will supplicate (make dua) to Allah Ta’ala, but their duas will not be accepted. You will appeal (to Allah) for help, but you will not be aided. You will repent, but it too will be rejected.”

Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) said:“By Him in Whose Hand is Muhammad’s life, you just continue to enjoin piety and forbid evil and restrain the hand of the foolish and induce him to come towards the Truth. (If you do not do so) then Allah will cause you to split and subject you to trial and curse as those people had been cursed.” (Tirmidhi, Mu’jam Kabir)

Imam Sufyan Thowri (Rahmatullah Alayh) relates that such a severe drought came over Bani Israel once that because of lack of food the people picked up dead animals from the dirt-heaps to eat. It finally became so bad that people even began to eat human flesh. The people became so bewildered and troubled that for days and days they proceeded to the deserts and onto the mountains to pray for rain.

Then Allah spoke to the Prophets of that time through Revelation:“Even f your tongues become dry from all the prayers you say (while calling on Me) and even though you lift up your hands in prayer till they reach the very heavens, I shall not show any Mercy to any of you who cry and wail so bitterly until you people discard all your unjust dealings and unfair treatment among yourselves.”

Once Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) said with much emphasis and urgency:“By Him in Whose Hand my life lies, you shall continue to exhort others towards righteousness and continue to prohibit them from the doing of evil. Otherwise Allah will send down upon you such calamities and punishment that you will pray to Him but He will not answer you.”

Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) said:“You shall continue to command others towards righteous deeds and continue to prohibit them from evil before such a time will dawn that you will beg of Allah and He will not answer your prayers.”

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