Does the obligation of enjoining good and forbidding evil fall away from the general public with the presence of a Committee for Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil?

Enjoining good and forbidding evil is a collective obligation (fard kifaya). It falls away from the rest if some undertake it. If all abandon it, every capable person who has no excuse or fear commits a sin. This obligation may become an individual duty (fard ayn) for a specific person if he is the only one aware of the evil or capable of removing it, such as someone who sees his wife or child committing an evil.

Enjoining good and forbidding evil does not cease merely due to the assumption of futility, for "the reminder benefits the believers," and what is required is the enjoining and forbidding, not acceptance. The one who performs this collective obligation has a merit because he removes embarrassment from himself and from the Muslims. It is superior to an individual obligation because if it were abandoned, sin would encompass everyone.

Accordingly, if the Commission (Hay'a) undertakes enjoining good and forbidding evil, the sin falls away from everyone. However, if the Commission falls short and is unaware of certain evils, the sin does not fall away from those who are aware and do not fulfill their duty. For example, parents are obligated to enjoin and forbid their negligent children, and the mere existence of the Commission is not sufficient for them.