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"O man, pray!"
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Some young people, if they have sins and shortcomings, say: "I am like them; I have no right to advise others. I am the last person who should command good and forbid evil, and it is not my place to lecture anyone." This is a grave error, for abandoning the duty of commanding good and forbidding evil is itself a sin and a transgression that adds to your existing sins.
In the story of our companion, he still had shortcomings and sins, yet when his friend—whom we called Ammar—complained that life had become closed to him, our companion advised him and said: "O man, pray so that God may grant you sustenance," then reminded him of God’s words:
And enjoin prayer upon your family [and yourself] and be steadfast therein. We ask you not for provision; We provide for you, and the [best] outcome is for the righteous.
Look at the simplicity of this. He himself needed someone to advise him, yet this did not prevent him from guiding his friend toward good.
Here is the lesson, my brothers and sisters: Do not abandon commanding good and forbidding evil, no matter your state, so long as you do not do it out of hypocrisy, to appear better than those you advise, or to mock them. Rather, your intention in giving this advice should be solely for the sake of God.
Notice in the details of the story how the words spoken by our companion to Ammar were the first thread that began his repentance from the remaining sins in his life.