Commanding Evil & Forbidding Good –
The non-Muslim leader Abu Jahl was the one who incited the non-Muslims of Mecca to attack the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them. When he heard of a man of status and influence who had accepted Islam he would criticise, insult and accuse him of abandoning the rightly guided practices of their forefathers. He would strive to deprecate their value in society, criticise their opinions and aim to destroy their reputation. If the Companion, may Allah be pleased with them, was a merchant he would encourage others to boycott doing business with them. If the Companion, may Allah be pleased with them, was socially weak Abu Jahl would physically torture them and encourage others to do the same. This has been discussed in Imam Ibn Kathir’s, the Life of the Prophet, Volume 1, Page 358.
It is vital for Muslims not to adopt this evil mindset. This is in fact an aspect of hypocrisy. This person not only commits evil deeds themself and abstains from righteous deeds but they encourage others to do the same. They want others to be in the same boat as them so that they find some comfort in their evil character. They not only drown themself but take others down with them. Muslims must know that a person will be held accountable for every other person who commits a sin because of their invitation. This person will be treated as if they committed the sin even though they only invited others towards it. This has been confirmed in a Hadith found in Sunan Ibn Majah, number 203. This is why some have said that blessed is the person whose evil dies with them because their sins will increase if others act on their evil advice even though they are no longer alive.
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