The Religious Obligations of Commanding the Good and Forbidding the Bad and the Influential Methods for Performing them in the Light of Imam Reza's View

Although many books and articles have been written on the issue of «commanding the good and forbidding the bad» and they have been discussed from different dimensions، still it needs further study. An area of research can be the question: did infallible Imams، as good examples of commanding the good and forbidding the bad، have methods to better materialize this divine obligatory duty? If so، what are these methods and how is the issue of commanding the good and forbidding the bad consistent with their way of life? The present paper tries to identify these methods through a review of Imam Reza''s life and introduces twelve methods including performing divine decrees، giving hope to audience، having good opinions of audience، defining good models and bad models، explaining what good deeds are، expressing love، substitution، defaming different figures، explaining the cause and philosophy of a decree، communal show، the state of active exaltation-seeking، and preserving self-esteem as much as possible.