If my mother asks me to take her to a celebration hall, and I suspect that there are wrongdoings, should I refuse?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If my mother asks me to take her to a celebration hall, and I suspect that there are wrongdoings, so if she is safe from the drums, she is not safe from the bad, revealing clothes, is it permissible for me to refuse my mother's request in that case?
Answer:
You must refuse your mother's request, based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)Mishkat al-Masabih 3696 and the saying of the Exalted and Majestic is He [Al-Ma'idah 5:2] Do not take her to a place where you suspect there are wrongdoings. Yes. But convince her; if she is convinced, praise be to Allah, otherwise say: I am not going, it is not permissible for me or for you, and I will not take you, I will not assist you in sin.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If my mother asks me to take her to a celebration hall, and I suspect that there are wrongdoings, so if she is safe from the drums, she is not safe from the bad, revealing clothes, is it permissible for me to refuse my mother's request in that case?
Answer:
You must refuse your mother's request, based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
A creature is not to be obeyed when it involves disobedience to the "Creator.”
لا طاعة لمخلوق في معصية الخالق.And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression.
وَتَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْبِرِّ وَالتَّقْوَىٰ وَلَا تَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْإِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [768 -3022] إذا طلبت مني أمي أن أوصلها إلى صالة الأفراح، ويغلب على ظني وجود المنكرات، فهل أرفض؟ — youtube.com
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