How is the verse of Allah the Exalted, “And We have revealed to you in the Book,” used as evidence for the prohibition of associating with the people of sins?
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The questioner : The questioner says: Regarding the verse of Allah the Exalted [An-Nisa 4:140], how do we use it as evidence, O Shaykh, for wrongdoings? Wrongdoings that are less than disbelief. He mentions verses where one commits disbelief and mocks them, for example, smoking. How do we use this as evidence for the impermissibility of staying with a person who is being cared for?
The Shaykh : The operative cause is staying with him. If he is upon disbelief, it is disbelief; and if he is upon something less than disbelief, it is less than disbelief.
The questioner : Mocking what constitutes disbelief?
The Shaykh : The greatest of it.
The questioner : The verse explicitly states that one commits disbelief and mocks it.
The Shaykh : Okay, is this regarding disbelief, mocking, and sins?
The questioner : It is not explicitly stated in the verse.
The Shaykh : It is like it; the operative cause is the same: the association.
The questioner : It coincides with what Allah is pleased with.
The Shaykh : And regarding association, if one associates with them in a matter of disbelief, it is disbelief; and if in a matter less than that, it is less than that.
And it has already come down to you in the Book
وَقَدْ نَزَّلَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِي الْكِتَابِThe Shaykh : The operative cause is staying with him. If he is upon disbelief, it is disbelief; and if he is upon something less than disbelief, it is less than disbelief.
The questioner : Mocking what constitutes disbelief?
The Shaykh : The greatest of it.
The questioner : The verse explicitly states that one commits disbelief and mocks it.
The Shaykh : Okay, is this regarding disbelief, mocking, and sins?
The questioner : It is not explicitly stated in the verse.
The Shaykh : It is like it; the operative cause is the same: the association.
The questioner : It coincides with what Allah is pleased with.
The Shaykh : And regarding association, if one associates with them in a matter of disbelief, it is disbelief; and if in a matter less than that, it is less than that.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، [908] كيف يستدل بقوله تعالى: ﴿وقد نزل عليكم في الكتاب﴾ على حرمة مخالطة أهل المعاصي؟ - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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