Is it permissible for a person living in a community where backbiting and talebearing are prevalent to isolate himself?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
May Allah send you well, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: A person is in a community and environment where backbiting, envy, hatred, and animosity are prevalent. Is it permissible for him to isolate himself and withdraw from them, focusing on his own affairs, or what should he do?
Answer:
He should call them to Allah, clarify things to them, and advise them, perhaps Allah will benefit them. Yes.
May Allah send you well, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: A person is in a community and environment where backbiting, envy, hatred, and animosity are prevalent. Is it permissible for him to isolate himself and withdraw from them, focusing on his own affairs, or what should he do?
Answer:
He should call them to Allah, clarify things to them, and advise them, perhaps Allah will benefit them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز الانفراد لمن يعيش في مجتمع تكثر فيه الغيبة والنميمة؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.