Warning Against Young Men Mixing with Boys
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The questioner : Shadi. And bringing him to gatherings with his songs, does this mean that if he is taken to lectures, lessons, and trips for the sake of da'wah (calling to Islam), there is a danger in this for this handsome young man?
The Shaykh : There is a danger. The default is that there is no danger in it, but if the danger is feared, he is not taken out unless he is with the preachers.
The questioner : Shaykh (may Allah preserve him), you said in the sermon a month ago that one should be cautious about mixing with the young and the old so as not to lose out on the harms in other matters?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is this a general ruling?
The Shaykh : Yes, in the present time it is a general ruling, because many harms have occurred.
The questioner : Clarify the situation for me, O beloved of Allah.
The Shaykh : The situation is, for example, older young men, say twenty years old, nineteen years old, going out with younger boys, ten years old, twelve years old, and the like.
The Shaykh : There is a danger. The default is that there is no danger in it, but if the danger is feared, he is not taken out unless he is with the preachers.
The questioner : Shaykh (may Allah preserve him), you said in the sermon a month ago that one should be cautious about mixing with the young and the old so as not to lose out on the harms in other matters?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is this a general ruling?
The Shaykh : Yes, in the present time it is a general ruling, because many harms have occurred.
The questioner : Clarify the situation for me, O beloved of Allah.
The Shaykh : The situation is, for example, older young men, say twenty years old, nineteen years old, going out with younger boys, ten years old, twelve years old, and the like.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 532- التحذير من مخالطة الشبان للمردان - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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