Muslims who neglect enjoining good and forbidding evil hold this corrupted saying as a pretext, "Leave the creation for Allah The Almighty to judge them; I am not responsible for all human beings", and the like.

In one of his speeches, after praising Allah The Almighty, Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “O people, you read this verse often:{“O you who have believed, upon you is [responsibility for] yourselves. Those who have gone astray will not harm you when you have been guided. To Allah is you return all together; then He will inform you of what you used to do. ”} [Quran 5:105] However, you have misunderstood it. I heard the Messenger of Allah say: “If acts of disobedience are done among any people and they do not change them even though they are able to do so, Allah will soon smite them all with punishment.”[Ahmad, Abu Daawood, An-Nasaa’i, Al-Tirmithi and Ibn Maajah] [Saheeh]

Sufyaan Ath-Thawri was once asked, “Should one advise someone whom he is certain would not accept his advice?" Sufyaan Ath-Thawrii answered, “Yes, he should, and let it be a means of absolving himself of potential punishment and blame of Allah The Exalted”, meaning that one should fulfill his duty at any rate and at least he would absolve himself.

Sa‘eed bin Jubayr, said, “If no Muslims enjoined good and forbade evil until they have duly reformed themselves, no one would enjoin good or forbid evil.”

Al-Hasan Al-Basri said to Mutarrif bin ‘Abdullaah, “Advise your friends.” He replied, "I am afraid that I would be advising them to do what I do not do myself.” Al-Hasan Al-Basri replied, “May Allah have mercy upon you! Who does what he says? Satan would love all Muslims to give up enjoining good and forbidding evil.”

If Muslims did not advise the wrongdoers, who would, now that the Prophet, , is not with us anymore?

• If a Muslim woman sees another wearing Niqaab (face cover) or gloves during performing Tawaaf (circumambulation), she should advise her and tell her that the Prophet, , said:"A woman in Ihraam (sacral state) should wear neither Niqaab nor gloves.” [Al-Bukhari]
• If a Muslim woman sees another woman wearing a cloak over her shoulders, she should advise her that it is an act of imitating men, which is prohibited in Islam, as the Prophet, , cursed women who imitate men, according to a narration by Al-Bukhari.
• If she sees another woman who depilates her facial hair, she should advise her not to do that and clarify to her that the Prophet, , cursed women who do so.
• If she sees another woman who extends her hair or wears a wig, she should advise her not to do such a thing.
• If she sees another woman wearing a tight or revealing outfit or trousers, even if among other women, she ought to advise her that such an outfit is what the Prophet, , referred to in this Hadeeth (narration): “Two are the types of the denizens of Hell whom I have not [yet] seen (in life):[…] And women are dressed yet naked, who would be inclined (to evil) and make [others] incline [to it]. Their heads are like the inclined humps of camels. They will not enter Paradise and they would not smell its fragrance whereas its fragrance would be smelt at such and such a distance.”[Muslim]

The Prophet, , said:“Any people among whom acts of disobedience are committed and they are able to make a change (i.e., reformation) yet do not make a change, Allah will smite them with punishment before they die.” [Ahmad and others] [Saheeh]