Is it permissible to habitually eat with the Christian who is my colleague at work?
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The questioner : He works in one of the companies, and among the workers who sit with him at the dining table is a Christian.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : By virtue of their collegial relationship... the restaurant in the company, and they eat at one table.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Four or five young men.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is it permissible for them to continue this practice?
The Shaykh : Your question is: is it permissible?
The questioner : Yes, is it permissible for them to do this, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : If this companionship does not harm you, then it is permissible; otherwise, it is not.
The questioner : O our Shaykh, the scholars say that frequenting the company of one of them, or of them, generates affection, and affection generates love.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : So what do you advise, O our Shaykh, for example, that he not sit with them...
The Shaykh : We did not say that to you. This varies. We do not give general rules.
The questioner : Yes, yes, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : The matter differs from one person to another.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : So if this young man is committed, religious, and enthusiastic about his religion, and one of the proofs of that is that he talks to this Christian...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And warns him of his shirk (associating partners with Allah) and his misguidance, in a good manner.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Then that would be good.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : He would be a caller to Allah.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But if he is an ignorant man...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And he has no scholarly background and no religious fervor...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Then in that case, it is not permissible for him to mix with him.
The questioner : He is the second one, O our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : He is the second one?
The questioner : The second one, yes.
The Shaykh : So you have received the answer.
The questioner : May Allah bless you, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : By virtue of their collegial relationship... the restaurant in the company, and they eat at one table.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Four or five young men.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is it permissible for them to continue this practice?
The Shaykh : Your question is: is it permissible?
The questioner : Yes, is it permissible for them to do this, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : If this companionship does not harm you, then it is permissible; otherwise, it is not.
The questioner : O our Shaykh, the scholars say that frequenting the company of one of them, or of them, generates affection, and affection generates love.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : So what do you advise, O our Shaykh, for example, that he not sit with them...
The Shaykh : We did not say that to you. This varies. We do not give general rules.
The questioner : Yes, yes, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : The matter differs from one person to another.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : So if this young man is committed, religious, and enthusiastic about his religion, and one of the proofs of that is that he talks to this Christian...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And warns him of his shirk (associating partners with Allah) and his misguidance, in a good manner.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Then that would be good.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : He would be a caller to Allah.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But if he is an ignorant man...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And he has no scholarly background and no religious fervor...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Then in that case, it is not permissible for him to mix with him.
The questioner : He is the second one, O our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : He is the second one?
The questioner : The second one, yes.
The Shaykh : So you have received the answer.
The questioner : May Allah bless you, our Shaykh.
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