What is the ruling on attending a wedding where shisha is being smoked?
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The questioner : Regarding celebrations, if there are people playing lotto and smoking shisha, is it obligatory to invite them, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible[Al-An'am 6:68].
The questioner : We should cut off ties with them?
The Shaykh : Yes, but if you attend, disapprove of the wrongdoing, and then leave, you have combined achieving the benefit and repelling the harm.
The questioner : And if we cannot do that, we do not attend?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible
then do not remain after the reminder with the wrongdoing people.
فلا تقعد بعد الذكرى مع القوم الظالمينThe questioner : We should cut off ties with them?
The Shaykh : Yes, but if you attend, disapprove of the wrongdoing, and then leave, you have combined achieving the benefit and repelling the harm.
The questioner : And if we cannot do that, we do not attend?
The Shaykh : Yes.
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