When forbidding evil is done only with the heart, is it obligatory to leave the gathering, or is it permissible to stay?
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Question:
The questioner: Is it a requirement of forbidding evil with the heart that one must leave the gathering of evil, or is it permissible for him to remain while forbidding it with his heart? Is it a requirement of forbidding evil with the heart that he leave the gathering of evil, or is it permissible for him to stay while forbidding it with his heart?
Answer:
No, he does not stay if they do not accept and continue in their evil; rather, he withdraws from their place,[Al-An'am 6:68]. Yes.
The questioner: Is it a requirement of forbidding evil with the heart that one must leave the gathering of evil, or is it permissible for him to remain while forbidding it with his heart? Is it a requirement of forbidding evil with the heart that he leave the gathering of evil, or is it permissible for him to stay while forbidding it with his heart?
Answer:
No, he does not stay if they do not accept and continue in their evil; rather, he withdraws from their place,
then do not remain after the reminder with the wrongdoing people.
فَلَا تَقْعُدْ بَعْدَ الذِّكْرَىٰ مَعَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، عند إنكار المنكر بالقلب هل يلزم ترك مجلس المنكر أم يجوز البقاء؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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