Does the reprehensible act mentioned in the Prophet's (peace be upon him) saying: "If people see a reprehensible act and do not take action against its perpetrator, Allah is about to inflict a punishment upon them all before they die," and His saying: "Allah will surely strike some of your hearts against others, and He will curse you as He cursed them," include all reprehensible acts, major and minor, and even disliked acts such as yawning and the like? And what is meant by "the reprehensible act" in the Prophet's (peace be upon him) hadith? What are its types and limits?
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Enjoining good and forbidding evil is one of the fundamentals of religion, and an obligation by consensus. Evil encompasses all forbidden acts, great and small, but does not include disliked acts (makroohaat); thus, forbidding a disliked act is recommended, not obligatory. Remaining silent about an evil act that is unanimously agreed upon as forbidden is unlawful, and forbidding it is obligatory if its conditions are met, as the Sharia texts indicate the obligation of enjoining good and forbidding evil.
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