سَبِيلِ اللهِ، عِنْدَ الْأَمْرِ بالْمَعْرُوفِ وَالنَّهْيِ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ، إِلَّا كَنَفْثَةٍ فِي بَحْرٍ لُجِّيٍّ وَإِنَّ الْأَمْرَ بالْمَعْروُفِ وَالنَّهْيَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ لَا يُقَرِّبَانِ مِنْ أَجَلٍ، وَلَا يَنْقصَانِ مِنْ رِزْقٍ، وَأَفضَلُ مِنْ ذلِكَ كُلِّهِ كَلِمَةُ عَدْلٍ عِنْدَ إِمَامٍ جَائِرٍ.
Translation
All the virtuous deeds including war in the way of Allāh as compared to the persuasion for good and dissuasion from evil are just like spitting in the deep ocean. The persuasion for good and dissuasion from evil do not bring death nearer nor do they lessen the livelihood. And better than all this is to utter a just expression before the tyrannical ruler.
Compiled by al-Sharif al-Radi
Source
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