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What is the duty of one whom Allah has blessed with commitment, and who lives among people who do not follow the same path, when attempting to enjoin good and forbid evil, especially when feeling that they are “in a completely different world” or that they are unresponsive? And is it obligatory to denounce every transgressor one encounters everywhere, such as those who shave their beards and let their garments hang low in the mosque, or those with musical phone ringtones in public places and shops? And what if one does not know their religion?

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The answer summarized that guidance is in the hands of Allah Almighty, and the da'i (preacher/caller to Islam) should vary the methods of da'wah (call to Islam) between encouragement and warning, cautioning against feeling superior to the one being called or ruling out Allah's forgiveness for them. It also indicated that enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong is obligatory according to one's capacity, and it becomes waived in cases of inability, fear of harm, or knowing that it will not be accepted. As for some people's statement, "He will do it, and Allah will forgive him," it is an audacity against Allah. Finally, it emphasized the obligation to condemn visible or audible evil in Muslim lands, because the original presumption is that their inhabitants are Muslims.

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