The Ruling on Associating with the People of Desires and Innovations and Its Effect on the Heart
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the ruling on associating with the people of desires and religious innovations (bid'ah), and does that affect the sound heart?
Answer:
Yes, do not associate with them unless you have the capacity for calling to Allah, meaning attempting to guide them to the truth. In that case, associate with them. But if you cannot do this, or you do not know how to call them, and you have no knowledge, stay away from them; because they will affect you without a doubt. A person is like his companion, as the saying goes: a person is like his companion. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the ruling on associating with the people of desires and religious innovations (bid'ah), and does that affect the sound heart?
Answer:
Yes, do not associate with them unless you have the capacity for calling to Allah, meaning attempting to guide them to the truth. In that case, associate with them. But if you cannot do this, or you do not know how to call them, and you have no knowledge, stay away from them; because they will affect you without a doubt. A person is like his companion, as the saying goes: a person is like his companion. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، بداية من قول المُصَنِّف : ومن علامات صحة القلب — islamhouse.com (50:47)
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