Sufficiency of disavowal by the heart while remaining in the place of the evil
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Question:
Is it sufficient in disavowing evil by the heart to hate the evil and its doer in one's heart while sitting in the place of the evil?
Answer:
No. If he sits with them, he has not disavowed the evil. If he sits with them, laughs with them, eats with them, and drinks with them while they remain upon the evil, he has not disavowed the evil. This is the action of the Children of Israel. Some of them would forbid others from the evil, and then they would not prevent them from being their dining companions, their sitting companions, or their drinking companions. No, he does not sit with them.
Is it sufficient in disavowing evil by the heart to hate the evil and its doer in one's heart while sitting in the place of the evil?
Answer:
No. If he sits with them, he has not disavowed the evil. If he sits with them, laughs with them, eats with them, and drinks with them while they remain upon the evil, he has not disavowed the evil. This is the action of the Children of Israel. Some of them would forbid others from the evil, and then they would not prevent them from being their dining companions, their sitting companions, or their drinking companions. No, he does not sit with them.
Source
أسباب نجاة الأمة — islamhouse.com (1:06:30)
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