Surah al-Baqarah, verse 44
Assalammualaikum..
I came across this ayah this morning and the feeling to explore it was so strong..
It was about the people of the Book and the hypocrites. I realized that it could also be applied to us now. There are a lot of people who just advising other people without them actually act on it.
There is another ayah that relates to the same subject Surah as-Saff, verse 2-3.
"O you who believe! Why do you say that which you do not do? Great is hatred in the sight of Allah that you say what you do not do."
There was also a story where Usamah was asked whether he shall advise on Sayiddina Usman or not, where he answered that he will, but in private, as he afraid that his advise could ruin himself, since he heard Prophet Muhammad s.a.w said :-
"A man will be brought on the Day of Resurrection and thrown in the Fire. His intestines will fall out and he will continue to circling, pulling them behind him, just as donkey goes around the pole. The people of the Fire will go to that man and ask him, "What happened to you? Did you not used to command us to do righteous acts and forbid us from committing evil?"
He will say, "Yes. I used to enjoin righteousness, but refrained from performing rightneousness, and I used to forbid you to perform from evil while I myself did it."
This hadith is also narrated in Al-Bukhari and Muslim.
Lesson of the day : Do not just simply advise people but you yourself never act on it.
May Allah protect us Xx