Islam Guidance

1.Forbidding by ones heart (Dislike)

1.Forbidding by ones heart (Dislike)

Faith (Imān) requires that we should despise every prohibited (Harām) thing. Whenever we witness a Harām act we should express our dislike. We should turn away our face and be angry with the one who has performed it. We should stop speaking to him. If we are compelled to speak, we must speak with our face turned away from him. Amir ul-Mu’minÄ«n ‘Ali (a.s.) says,

“The Messenger of Allah (S) ordered us to meet the sinful people frowning.”

(Wasa’il ul-Shia Vol. 11 page 413)

 Imam Sadiq (a.s.) says,

“The Almighty Allah sent some angels to destroy the people of a particular town. When the angels reached there, they found a worshiper engrossed in worship. The angels said, “O our Lord! Your particular slave is busy in worship, how can we send punishment on this town? The reply came, ‘Do not care about this man because he has never been angry for Our sake and never behaved curtly with the sinners.’

(Wasa’il ul-Shia)

 Imam Sadiq (a.s.) reprimanded some of his followers for neglecting Nahy Anil Munkar. They said, “Though we try to restrain them, they do not pay heed.”

Imam (a.s.) told them that the Messenger of Allah (S) has said,

“Avoid their company and do not participate in their assemblies.”

(Wasa’il ul-Shia Vol. 11 page 415)

 Imam (a.s.) has also said,

“Tell the evil doers and sinners: Either keep away from us or stop doing evil. If he does not obey, avoid him and keep away from him.”

If the first stage is effective we must not act on the next stage. Even in the first stage if a lenient method is effective we must not employ strict methods. For example we must prefer frowning over turning the face, and turning the face over social boycott. The method to be adopted may also differ from person to person. Some may respond better to soft criticism than to severe criticism. So the method most suitable for a particular case should be employed

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