Refraining from Sitting with Relatives Who Backbite
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it permissible for a man to refrain from sitting with his relatives because they engage in backbiting and mockery in gatherings?
Answer:
Yes. He does not sit with them in gatherings that contain backbiting or any forbidden matter. He should first advise them. If they abandon this, fine; otherwise, he does not sit with them. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it permissible for a man to refrain from sitting with his relatives because they engage in backbiting and mockery in gatherings?
Answer:
Yes. He does not sit with them in gatherings that contain backbiting or any forbidden matter. He should first advise them. If they abandon this, fine; otherwise, he does not sit with them. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب من علق الطلاق قبل النكاح — islamhouse.com (57:16)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.