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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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If there is a man who is persistent in sin, and you advised him once, is the obligation discharged by that advice?

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Question:
If there is a man who is persistent in sin, such as drinking intoxicants or other sins, and you advised him the first time and rebuked him, but he remains in his sin, is the obligation discharged by your advice that one time, or is it necessary to advise him every time?

Answer:
It is necessary that whenever you see someone in sin, you advise him, and do not be like the Children of Israel, where one of them would advise his brother against sin, then see him the next day or the day after and leave him, sit with him, and eat and drink with him. When Allah saw that, He cursed them:
Cursed were those who disbelieved among the Children of Israel by the tongue of David and of Jesus, the son of Mary.لُعِنَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِن بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ عَلَىٰ لِسَانِ دَاوُودَ وَعِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ
[Al-Ma'idah 5:78]
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That was because they disobeyed and [habitually] transgressed.ذَٰلِكَ بِمَا عَصَوا وَّكَانُوا يَعْتَدُونَ
[Al-Ma'idah 5:78]
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They used not to prevent one another from wrongdoing that they didكَانُوا لَا يَتَنَاهَوْنَ عَن مُّنكَرٍ فَعَلُوهُ
[Al-Ma'idah 5:79]
. So you have no choice but to always advise, as long as you see them in sins; do not remain silent. And if you see that they do not comply, do not sit with them; stay away from them and be safe from their evil. Yes. As for you mixing with them, sitting with them, eating and drinking with them, and leaving them while saying, "I advised them, I did what was required of me," no, you have not done what was required of you. Repeat the advice as long as you are with them. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2225- 4717] إذا كان هناك رجل مصر على المعصية ونصحته مرة، هل تبرأ الذمة بتلك النصيحة؟ — youtube.com

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