حياة السلف بين القول والعمل

Etiquette and duties of those who enjoin good and forbid evil: On the authority of Mughirah, he said: There was a man who was in a good state, then he introduced a wrong—or committed a sin, so his companions rejected him and shunned him. When this reached Ibrahim al-Nakha’i, may God have mercy on him, he said: “Come to his aid and admonish him, and do not leave him.” [Al-Hilya (its abridgment) 2/94].

Etiquette and duties of those who enjoin good and forbid evil: Al-Fudayl ibn Iyad, may God have mercy on him, said: The believer conceals, admonishes, and advises, while the wicked exposes, shames, and divulges. [Al-Hilya (its abridgment) 3/14].

Etiquette and duties of those who enjoin good and forbid evil: Ibn Rajab, may God have mercy on him, said: When the early Muslims wanted to advise someone, they would admonish him privately, to the point that some of them said: Whoever admonishes his brother in private, that is true advice, but whoever admonishes him publicly is merely rebuking him. Jami' al-'Ulum wa al-Hikam / 107, 108.

Etiquette and duties of those who enjoin good and forbid evil: On the authority of Muhammad bin Abi Uthman, he said: Al-Fudayl, may God have mercy on him, saw a man cracking his fingers during his prayer, so he rebuked and admonished him. The man said to him: O you! It is appropriate for one who undertakes a matter for God, the Almighty and Majestic, to be humble. Al-Fudayl wept and said to him: You have spoken the truth. [Ibn Abi Al-Dunya Encyclopedia 2/210].

Etiquette and duties of those who enjoin good and forbid evil: Bishr bin Al-Harith, may God have mercy on him, said: No one should enjoin good and forbid evil except one who is patient with harm. [Al-Hilya (its abridgment) 3/90].