Attending a gathering where some people abandon prayer or commit forbidden acts
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to attend some gatherings if one is invited to them, when there are people in the assembly who do not pray at all, and I know that they will be present, or that they consistently abandon the Fajr prayer, or that they engage in some forbidden acts, such as drinking intoxicants or bringing prostitutes into their homes? And I have no opportunity to invite them or to rebuke them in that place, so I ask for an answer, may Allah preserve you?
Answer:
If the wrongdoing is being committed in the same gathering, that is the case where, if the wrongdoing is taking place in the gathering itself, you do not attend unless you are able to rebuke it. But if the wrongdoing is not in the place of the gathering, but they are doing it in their homes or in another place, then you have no concern with them. However, if you advise them, a general admonition and warning is good. But as long as there are no sins or wrongdoings in the place, attend in response to the invitation of a Muslim. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to attend some gatherings if one is invited to them, when there are people in the assembly who do not pray at all, and I know that they will be present, or that they consistently abandon the Fajr prayer, or that they engage in some forbidden acts, such as drinking intoxicants or bringing prostitutes into their homes? And I have no opportunity to invite them or to rebuke them in that place, so I ask for an answer, may Allah preserve you?
Answer:
If the wrongdoing is being committed in the same gathering, that is the case where, if the wrongdoing is taking place in the gathering itself, you do not attend unless you are able to rebuke it. But if the wrongdoing is not in the place of the gathering, but they are doing it in their homes or in another place, then you have no concern with them. However, if you advise them, a general admonition and warning is good. But as long as there are no sins or wrongdoings in the place, attend in response to the invitation of a Muslim. Yes.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب لا يُرد من سأل بالله إلى باب ما جاء في اللو — islamhouse.com (1:05:28)
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