Duty of Fighting Corruption is Collective

4. Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

“Whosoever amongst you sees an evil, let him change it with his hands; and if he is not able, then with his tongue; and if he is not able, then let him hate it in his heart; that is the weakest of faith.” (Authenticated by Al-Albani)

5. An-Nu`man ibn Basheer narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him):

“The example of the person abiding by Allah’s order and restrictions in comparison to those who violate them is like the example of those persons who drew lots for their seats in a boat. Some of them got seats in the upper part, and the others in the lower.

When the latter needed water, they had to go up to bring water (and that troubled the others). Hence they said, ‘Let us make a hole in our share of the ship (and get water) saving those who are above us from troubling them.’

So, if the people in the upper part left the others do what they had suggested, all the people of the ship would be destroyed, but if they prevented them, both parties would be safe.” (Al-Bukhari)

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Stand up for Justice

6. Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

“Help your brother whether he is the doer of wrong or the victim of wrong.”

The Companions asked,

“O Messenger of Allah! We can help a man to whom wrong is done, but how could we help him when he is the doer of wrong?”

The Prophet replied, “Hold him back from doing wrong.“ (Al-Bukhari)