Is it permissible to enter a place where a people were punished?

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The student : ......?

The Shaykh : No, the verse regarding entering a place of punishment is conditional on the person being weeping. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

If you do not weep, do not enter (the places of these people)

فإن لم تكونوا باكين فلا تدخلوها

Sahih al-Bukhari 433

Yes

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