What should a believer do if he notices that someone in authority is violating a divine commandment?

• a. He should hold in his heart the words of Isaiah the Prophet: “Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil” (Isa. 5:20). We can neither allow light to become darkness, nor consider darkness to be light.

• b. If we see a person breaking a commandment or if we think that he has deviated from the true faith, we need to consider the following factors in our behavior towards him:

• If we have a close relationship with him, we should ask him about the matter as one who inquires, not as one who criticizes.

• If we do not have a close relationship with him, we should appeal to someone who does have such a relationship with him, and who is wise in his words and actions.

• We should always keep in mind that we ought not try to expose him, even among friends, and even if he is wrong. Rather, we imitate our God who covers us, without neglecting our evil.

We need to dedicate prayer, fasting, and prostrations so that the Lord Himself takes over the matter, and may God protect us from exposing others, but grant us a spirit of love, meekness, and humility.