What are the rulings regarding enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong when dealing with a proliferation of evil deeds, and avoiding anxieties and psychological distress?
Enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong is among the rituals of religion. It is a collective obligation (fard kifaya) and may become an individual obligation (fard ayn) for some, depending on their capability. A Muslim should change what is wrong with their hand; if unable, then with their tongue; if unable, then with their heart. This last one's obligation does not fall away from anyone. The one who enjoins and forbids must possess knowledge, gentleness, and forbearance, while also considering the benefits and harms, so as not to remove an evil with something worse than it. Enjoining what is right may be waived for the incapable, or those who fear harm, or those who do not know that their command will be accepted.
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