Is it prescribed to repeat advice to one who does not accept it after a single instance?
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The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : Regarding an employee or worker, if he is with one who is shaven and one whose hair is patchy, does he advise him, or does he repeat the advice to him until...?
The Shaykh : Yes, if a person is in a position and is with people who shave their beards or let their garments hang below the ankles, then it is obligatory for him to advise them. He must advise them to the best of his ability. It is not forbidden for him to remain in this position because they are not committing the evil in front of him; rather, what is in front of him is the trace of the evil, not the evil itself. For this reason, we say regarding the issue of smoking: if they do not refrain from smoking, and I think it is prohibited by regulation in government offices, but suppose a person does not care, then it is not permissible for you to remain with him if he smokes during work hours, because in that case you are participating with him in the sin.
The questioner : Regarding an employee or worker, if he is with one who is shaven and one whose hair is patchy, does he advise him, or does he repeat the advice to him until...?
The Shaykh : Yes, if a person is in a position and is with people who shave their beards or let their garments hang below the ankles, then it is obligatory for him to advise them. He must advise them to the best of his ability. It is not forbidden for him to remain in this position because they are not committing the evil in front of him; rather, what is in front of him is the trace of the evil, not the evil itself. For this reason, we say regarding the issue of smoking: if they do not refrain from smoking, and I think it is prohibited by regulation in government offices, but suppose a person does not care, then it is not permissible for you to remain with him if he smokes during work hours, because in that case you are participating with him in the sin.