Ruling on sitting with one who commits what is wrong
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Noble Shaykh, a person saw someone committing what is wrong, so he forbade it to him,And this person must be treated like: his father, his brother, or his uncle. So if, for example, that person did not stop doing what is wrong, is the forbearer’s conscience cleared, and is it permissible for him, for example, to sit with him while disliking what he does?
As for sitting with him while he is doing what is wrong, it is not permissible, even if he is your father or your mother. As for sitting with him regarding other matters, there is nothing wrong with it, unless there is a benefit in boycotting him such that he repents from what he was doing; in that case, he should be boycotted even from sitting with him. However, being kind to parents and relatives without sitting with them is obligatory. Did you understand?For example: If we assume, for example, that the father smokes,And he said: you must sit with me, but if he is smoking, you do not sit with him because of his disobedience. But if he is not smoking, you may sit with him and talk to him, even if you know that he does something wrong, such as smoking or something other than smoking.
The questioner: But is his conscience cleared from the day he advised him?The Shaykh: Yes! His conscience is cleared,Allah said to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): [Al-Ghashiyah: 21-22] .
As for sitting with him while he is doing what is wrong, it is not permissible, even if he is your father or your mother. As for sitting with him regarding other matters, there is nothing wrong with it, unless there is a benefit in boycotting him such that he repents from what he was doing; in that case, he should be boycotted even from sitting with him. However, being kind to parents and relatives without sitting with them is obligatory. Did you understand?For example: If we assume, for example, that the father smokes,And he said: you must sit with me, but if he is smoking, you do not sit with him because of his disobedience. But if he is not smoking, you may sit with him and talk to him, even if you know that he does something wrong, such as smoking or something other than smoking.
The questioner: But is his conscience cleared from the day he advised him?The Shaykh: Yes! His conscience is cleared,Allah said to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him):