Book Name:Ala Hazrat Aur Naiki Ki Dawat
with wisdom, by understanding the psychology of the other person and acting appropriately to the situation, then, اِنْ شَآءَ اللہ, mistakes and sins will certainly decrease.
Imam Ahmad Raza Khan Gave the Call to Goodness Instinctively
اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه Imam Ahmad Raza Khan رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه, was a complete preacher. His entire life was spent reforming the Ummah. Whether it was day or night, during travel or while residing, he constantly propagated the call to goodness through his writings, speeches, statements, and actions. To such an extent that enjoining good and forbidding evil became second nature to him.
There is an incident from the Imam’s second Hajj journey. It was a Friday, and he arrived at a masjid to offer the Friday prayer. During the sermon, the preacher expressed a statement that was not religiously correct. It was neither his city nor his country. Moreover, it was a masjid, a large gathering, and the speaker who was delivering the sermon was someone who had has his own influence. In such circumstances, one usually feels hesitant or even fearful, wondering how people might react if one were to interrupt in a public setting. But what dedication! Imam Ahmad Raza Khan’s رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه blessed nature was such that he could not tolerate witnessing a wrong without correcting it. So, as soon as the speaker uttered the religiously incorrect statement, the Imam spontaneously and loudly exclaimed: اللَّهُمَّ هَذَا مُنْكَر (O Allah! This is evil).
After narrating this incident, Imam Ahmad Raza Khan رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه states: It is mentioned in a sacred Hadith: "Whoever sees an evil should change it with his hand. If he is unable to do so, then with his tongue. If he is unable to do so even with his tongue, then he should dislike it in his heart, and this is the lowest degree of faith."[1] اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه! By the grace of