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1275. It was narrated that Abu Sa'eed said: "Marwân brought the pulpit out one 'Eid' day and started to deliver the sermon before the prayer. A man stood up and said: 'O Commander of the Believers, you have gone against the Sunnah. You have brought the pulpit out on the day of 'Eid' and it was not brought out before, and you started with the sermon before the prayer, when this was not done before.' Abu Sa'eed said: 'As for this man, he has done his duty. I heard the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ say: "Whoever among you sees an evil action, and he is able to change it with his hand, then change it with his hand (by taking action); if he cannot, (do so) with his tongue then with his tongue (by speaking out); and if he cannot then with his heart (by hating it and feeling that it is wrong), and that is the weakest of faith." (Sahih)
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Righting the wrong, and putting an end to an evil by force, is the duty of the rulers. Even people who have persons such as slaves, subordinates, children and students, etc., under their control, are obligated to stop their evil ways through the exercise of their authority. In other cases, it is enough to try to stop the evil through the use of tongue.
