Sitting with People of Sin Without Censure

Question:
The second questioner says: I am an employee, and some of my colleagues, may Allah guide them, are in conflict, and this has affected the youth. I said, with determination, that I would not be overcome by them. So, should I sit with them? I do not trust them, and I was tested by their victory. Should I sit with them in my determination, or should I not sit with them?

Answer:
If sitting with them gives you hope of guiding them and allows you to repeat advice to them, that is a good thing. However, if you sit with them merely for their company and leave off censuring them, that is not permissible. It is not permissible for you to sit with them. I mean, if you simply sit with them without censuring them, without changing their state, and without calling them to the truth, but rather you relax with them and they remain in that state, then that is not permissible.