Is it permissible to greet a sinner while he is committing the sin?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is it permissible to greet a sinner while he is committing the sin, given that the one greeting him did not intend to advise him?
Answer:
A Muslim greets him, even if he is a sinner. One greets a Muslim as long as he has not left Islam, even if he is a sinner. Perhaps your greeting will shame him and he will be bashful and leave the sin. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is it permissible to greet a sinner while he is committing the sin, given that the one greeting him did not intend to advise him?
Answer:
A Muslim greets him, even if he is a sinner. One greets a Muslim as long as he has not left Islam, even if he is a sinner. Perhaps your greeting will shame him and he will be bashful and leave the sin. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [432 -560] هل يجوز السلام على العاصي أثناء مزاولته للمعصية؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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