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عَنْ اَبِی سَعِیْدٍ الْخُدْرِیِّ رَضِیَ اللہُ عَنْہُ قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللہِ صلَّی اللہُ عَلَیْہِ وَسَلَّمَ یَقُوْلُ : مَنْ رَاَی مِنْکُمْ مُنْکَرًا فَلْیُغَیِّرْہُ بِیَدِہِ فَاِنْ لَمْ یَسْتَطِعْ فَبِلِسَانِہِ فَاِنْ لَمْ یَسْتَطِعْ فَبِقَلْبِہِ وَذٰلِکَ اَضْعَفُ الْاِیْمَانِ
ریاض الصالحین (حدیث 184)Sayyiduna Abu Saeed Khudri رضي الله عنه reports that I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: Whoever among you sees an evil should change it with his hand; and if he is unable to do so, then he should speak against it; and if he is unable to do even that, then he should at least consider it wrong in his heart—and that is the weakest level of faith.
Imam Muhammad bin Abdullah Shafi’i رحمۃ اللہ علیہ states: "Whoever among you sees evil, meaning becomes aware of an evil act, should prevent it. For the obligation of forbidding evil is not contingent upon seeing it with one's own eyes. Rather, the obligation to forbid evil depends upon knowledge of it. Whether one sees the evil with their own eyes or not. Moreover, the Beloved Prophet ﷺ said, 'Whoever among you sees an evil act...' referring to the responsible and capable Muslim. And generally, this address of the Beloved Prophet ﷺ is for the entire Ummah. Imam Mulla Ali Qari رحمۃ اللہ علیہ states: "Whoever sees an act that is forbidden by the Sharia, it is incumbent upon them to prevent it with their hand. In such a way that they forbid the person from that action, break the tools of that sin, pour out wine and other intoxicants, and if it is a stolen item, return it to its owner.