What is the ruling on avoiding roads where there are many wrongdoings?
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Question:
If I know that there is a road where there are many wrongdoings and another where there are few, is it permissible for me to avoid the road where there are many wrongdoings?
Answer:
If you are not fulfilling the obligatory duty, then either you are afraid, or you take the safe road. But if you are fulfilling the obligatory duty, conveying the message, admonishing, and reminding, then take the road where there are wrongdoings. You will have the reward, and you will be forbidding what is wrong. Yes.
If I know that there is a road where there are many wrongdoings and another where there are few, is it permissible for me to avoid the road where there are many wrongdoings?
Answer:
If you are not fulfilling the obligatory duty, then either you are afraid, or you take the safe road. But if you are fulfilling the obligatory duty, conveying the message, admonishing, and reminding, then take the road where there are wrongdoings. You will have the reward, and you will be forbidding what is wrong. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم تجنب الطرق التي تكثر فيها المنكرات؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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