A Student of Knowledge Going to Places of Evil to Offer Advice
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Question:
This questioner says: Does a student of knowledge who teaches people in the mosque, enjoining them to do what is right and forbidding them from doing what is wrong, or is he required to go to them in the places of evil?
Answer:
If he knows of a place where there is evil and a gathering of young men or others, and he goes there for the sake of clarification, admonition, and advice, that is a good thing. That is a good thing by which Allah benefits. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
This questioner says: Does a student of knowledge who teaches people in the mosque, enjoining them to do what is right and forbidding them from doing what is wrong, or is he required to go to them in the places of evil?
Answer:
If he knows of a place where there is evil and a gathering of young men or others, and he goes there for the sake of clarification, admonition, and advice, that is a good thing. That is a good thing by which Allah benefits. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
وجوب الأمر بالمعروف والنهي عن المنكر، بداية من قول المُصَنِّف : وفي الصحيحين عن أسامة بن زيد - رضي الله عنه - — islamhouse.com (40:59)
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