Does the denial of the heart require leaving the company of the people of evil?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Some people say that the jihad of the heart is not sitting in a place of evil, or in a place where there is evil. So if evil occurs unexpectedly, you must leave that place.
The Shaykh:
Yes, do not sit in a place where you are not denying the evil. Do not sit in a place where there is evil and you are not denying it. Allah forbade His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)[Al-An'am 6:68].
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says:
The Shaykh:
We told you this recently. We said: What is the meaning of denial by the heart? That you sit with them and say, "I forbade them, but they did not obey." No, stay away from them. Do not sit with them. The Children of Israel: a man would meet his brother, then advise him, then meet him again, then advise him, then meet him a third time, and that did not prevent him from being his dining companion, his sitting companion, and his drinking companion. So when Allah saw that from them, He struck the hearts of some of them with others and cursed them on the tongues of their prophets.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Some people say that the jihad of the heart is not sitting in a place of evil, or in a place where there is evil. So if evil occurs unexpectedly, you must leave that place.
The Shaykh:
Yes, do not sit in a place where you are not denying the evil. Do not sit in a place where there is evil and you are not denying it. Allah forbade His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
And when you see those who engage in [offensive] discourse concerning Our verses, then turn away from them until they enter into another conversation. And if Satan should cause you to forget, then do not remain after the reminder with the wrongdoing people.
وَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ الَّذِينَ يَخُوضُونَ فِي آيَاتِنَا فَأَعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يَخُوضُوا فِي حَدِيثٍ غَيْرِهِ وَإِمَّا يُنسِيَنَّكَ الشَّيْطَانُ فَلَا تَقْعُدْ بَعْدَ الذِّكْرَىٰ مَعَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَThe presenter:
May Allah reward you
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says:
The Shaykh:
We told you this recently. We said: What is the meaning of denial by the heart? That you sit with them and say, "I forbade them, but they did not obey." No, stay away from them. Do not sit with them. The Children of Israel: a man would meet his brother, then advise him, then meet him again, then advise him, then meet him a third time, and that did not prevent him from being his dining companion, his sitting companion, and his drinking companion. So when Allah saw that from them, He struck the hearts of some of them with others and cursed them on the tongues of their prophets.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1725] هل يقتضي إنكار القلب ترك مجالسة أهل المنكر؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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