A man lives in a society where scholars are frequently criticized; what is the guidance?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I am a person living in a society that follows an unsound path. I am a person living in a society that follows an unsound path, and they doubt our great scholars and their words. I cannot distance myself from this society because they are my relatives and kin. What is your guidance for me in this matter?
Answer:
Advise them. If they comply, fine; otherwise, do not sit with them in a gathering where such matters occur. Do not sit with them.[Al-An'am 6:68]
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I am a person living in a society that follows an unsound path. I am a person living in a society that follows an unsound path, and they doubt our great scholars and their words. I cannot distance myself from this society because they are my relatives and kin. What is your guidance for me in this matter?
Answer:
Advise them. If they comply, fine; otherwise, do not sit with them in a gathering where such matters occur. Do not sit with them.
And when you see those who engage in [offensive] discourse concerning Our verses, then turn away from them until they enter into another conversation. And if Satan should cause you to forget, then do not remain after the reminder with the wrongdoing people.
وَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ الَّذِينَ يَخُوضُونَ فِي آيَاتِنَا فَأَعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يَخُوضُوا فِي حَدِيثٍ غَيْرِهِ وَإِمَّا يُنسِيَنَّكَ الشَّيْطَانُ فَلَا تَقْعُدْ بَعْدَ الذِّكْرَىٰ مَعَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2360 -3022] رجل يعيش في مجتمع يكثر فيه الطعن بالعلماء، فما التوجيه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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