Many of the people I encounter on my way are smoking; should I rebuke them all?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. On my way, I encounter many people who are smoking, and they smoke in front of me. Is it obligatory for me to rebuke them all, knowing that this is a hardship for me?
Answer:
If it is a hardship for you, Allah has not burdened you with stopping every single one of them and saying something to them. As for hoping that they will accept it, or that there are only one or two smokers, that is fine. But if there are many smokers, a large number, that will not accomplish anything. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. On my way, I encounter many people who are smoking, and they smoke in front of me. Is it obligatory for me to rebuke them all, knowing that this is a hardship for me?
Answer:
If it is a hardship for you, Allah has not burdened you with stopping every single one of them and saying something to them. As for hoping that they will accept it, or that there are only one or two smokers, that is fine. But if there are many smokers, a large number, that will not accomplish anything. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1996 -2802] كثير ممن أقابلهم في طريقي يدخنون؛ فهل أنكر عليهم جميعًا؟ مع العلم أن في ذلك مشقةٌ علي. — youtube.com
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