I performed i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) in the Prophet's Mosque, and there was a person from the extreme Sufis next to me. Is there a sin on me for sitting with him?
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Question:
May Allah be with you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: I went to the Prophet's city and performed i'tikaf in the last ten days of Ramadan. There was a person from the extreme Sufis next to me. Is there a sin on me for sitting with this Sufi?
Answer:
You are in the mosque; do not sit and relax with him. Sit in the mosque for dhikr (the remembrance of Allah), prayer, and reading the Qur'an, and leave him alone. If he accepts advice, advise him; otherwise, leave him alone and turn away from him.
May Allah be with you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: I went to the Prophet's city and performed i'tikaf in the last ten days of Ramadan. There was a person from the extreme Sufis next to me. Is there a sin on me for sitting with this Sufi?
Answer:
You are in the mosque; do not sit and relax with him. Sit in the mosque for dhikr (the remembrance of Allah), prayer, and reading the Qur'an, and leave him alone. If he accepts advice, advise him; otherwise, leave him alone and turn away from him.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [250 /1350] اعتكفت في المسجد النبوي وكان بجانبي شخص من الصوفية الغلاة، فهل علي إثم في مجالسته؟ — youtube.com
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