When is enjoining good and forbidding evil not obligatory? And must one who has prayed the obligatory prayers at home, in congregation or individually, without an excuse, repeat his prayer?
Enjoining good and forbidding evil should not lead to a greater evil. This is because the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, legislated forbidding evil to achieve good. If enjoining good and forbidding evil necessitates what is more abhorrent to Allah and His Messenger, then it is not permissible. Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned four levels of enjoining good and forbidding evil: the first and second are legitimate (the evil is removed or lessened), the third is a subject of (it is replaced by something similar), and the fourth is forbidden (it is replaced by something worse). As for the , "Whoever hears the call [to prayer] and does not respond, there is no prayer for him except if he has an excuse," its chain of narration is debated, and even if it were authentic, it would be interpreted as negating perfection, not validity.
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