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The Evil's Greatest Fear: The Alliance Of The Good

Messenger, Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) in the best way. One
hadith that describes the dialogue between the Prophet
Muhammad and a believer reads:

I said, 'Messenger of God, say to me something on Islam about
which I will not ask anyone other than you'. He said, 'Say, "I
believe in God" then go straight'. 11
One's faith in God, his closeness to Him and the fear he
has for God is only known by God. Therefore, raising
negative charges against someone who conducts himself like
a sincere Muslim and says that he is with the good is utterly
prohibited to believers.

The Support of the Good to One Another
Should Not be Limited to Words

The majority of people actually have a good grasp of
what good, righteous and conscientious conduct is. For this
reason, when talking to others, one will find that the majority
of people usually accept the good and positive and affirm
their commitment to side with the good. However, when it is
time to act, most of them remain silent and passive. Although
they encounter many situations for which they could side
with the good and defend them, they remain ambivalent.
There are many reasons for this silence. Fear of material
loss is one of them. For instance, someone defending an
innocent person from the alliance of the evil may attract the
reaction of the evil and thus, with the fear of some material
loss, stop defending him. Accordingly, he may be seized by
certain concerns; he may fear that his status, career and
reputation may be tarnished, or that he be subjected to
slander. Paralysed by fear, they may not say or do what they