Withdrawing from Fitnah and Abandoning the Forbidding of Evil
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Question:
We seek your permission, Your Excellency, may Allah reward you, to present the questions from the audience. This questioner says: If a person withdraws from fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), does he fall under those who did not forbid what is wrong, and is the punishment applicable to him?
Answer:
We said that two things are necessary in the case of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). The first is to withdraw from it and not enter into it. The second is to do what he is able to do in forbidding the fitnah, clarifying it, and warning against it, if he is able to do so. If he is not able, let him withdraw from it with himself and keep himself safe. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
We seek your permission, Your Excellency, may Allah reward you, to present the questions from the audience. This questioner says: If a person withdraws from fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), does he fall under those who did not forbid what is wrong, and is the punishment applicable to him?
Answer:
We said that two things are necessary in the case of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). The first is to withdraw from it and not enter into it. The second is to do what he is able to do in forbidding the fitnah, clarifying it, and warning against it, if he is able to do so. If he is not able, let him withdraw from it with himself and keep himself safe. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
شرح كتاب الكبائر للإمام محمد بن عبد الوهاب، بداية من باب ما جاء في الفتن — islamhouse.com (1:13:19)
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