English translation
4336. It was narrated from ‘Ali bin Badhīmah, from Abū ‘Ubaidah, from ‘Abdullāh bin Mas‘ūd, who said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: ‘The first signs of decline that appeared among the Children of Israel was when one man would meet another and say: ‘O so-and-so, fear Allāh and give up what you are doing, for it is not permissible for you.’ Then he would meet him the following day, and that did not prevent him from eating with him, drinking with him and sitting with him. When they did that, Allāh hardened their hearts equally, then He said: ‘Those among the Children of Israel who disbelieved were cursed by the tongue of Dāwud and ‘Eisā, son of Maryam. That was because they disobeyed (Allāh and the Messengers) and were ever transgressing beyond bounds. They used not to forbid one another from Al-Munkar (wrong, evildoing, sins, polytheism, disbelief) which they committed. Vile indeed was what they used to do. You see many of them taking the disbelievers as their Awliyā' (protectors and helpers). Evil indeed is that which they themselves have sent forward before them; for that (reason) Allāh's Wrath fell upon them, and in torment they will abide. And had they believed in Allāh, and in the Prophet and in what has been revealed to him, never would they have taken them (the disbelievers) as Awliyā' (protectors and helpers); but many of them are the Fāsiqūn (rebellious, disobedient to Allāh).[1] Then he said: 'No, by Allāh, you must enjoin what is good and forbid what is evil, and stop the evildoer, and compel him to conform with what is right and restrict him to what is right.'" (Da'if)