Contenting oneself with disavowal in the heart instead of disavowal with the tongue
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Some people think that disavowal in the heart is sufficient instead of disavowal with the tongue. What is the correct position on this?
Answer:
No. Disavowal in the heart is for the one who is unable to disavow with the hand and unable to disavow with the tongue. At the very least, he must hate the evil in his heart and leave its place and its people. He does not sit with them and laugh with them, saying, "I hate it in my heart." No, you are not hating it. Do not sit with them if you have become one who hates it.[Al-An'am 6:68] Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Some people think that disavowal in the heart is sufficient instead of disavowal with the tongue. What is the correct position on this?
Answer:
No. Disavowal in the heart is for the one who is unable to disavow with the hand and unable to disavow with the tongue. At the very least, he must hate the evil in his heart and leave its place and its people. He does not sit with them and laugh with them, saying, "I hate it in my heart." No, you are not hating it. Do not sit with them if you have become one who hates it.
And when you see those who engage in [offensive] discourse concerning Our verses, then turn away from them until they enter into another conversation. And if Satan should cause you to forget, then do not remain after the reminder with the wrongdoing people.
وَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ الَّذِينَ يَخُوضُونَ فِي آيَاتِنَا فَأَعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يَخُوضُوا فِي حَدِيثٍ غَيْرِهِ وَإِمَّا يُنسِيَنَّكَ الشَّيْطَانُ فَلَا تَقْعُدْ بَعْدَ الذِّكْرَىٰ مَعَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وأما النوع الثاني من الفتنة : ففتنة الشهوات — islamhouse.com (1:05:55)
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