I am a member of the management of a club that has gambling in it. Is it permissible for me to continue in this job, or is it obligatory for me to leave it?
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The questioner : My Shaykh, I am a member of the management, a member of the administrative body, the secretary. I call it the management. The club has billiards. Can I continue in the management since I enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong, or should I leave the club and exit it?
The Shaykh : If there is what is wrong in the club.
The questioner : There is no wrong in the club.
The Shaykh : If you cannot change it, it is not permissible for you to be there.
The questioner : The club has nothing but billiards. This is the only thing I considered regarding billiards. When the young men play, the one who loses is the one who pays.
The Shaykh : This is gambling.
The questioner : Yes, this is considered gambling. Well, how do I...
The Shaykh : No, it is not permissible.
The questioner : I mean.
The Shaykh : Go ahead, please. No, it is not permissible.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Please proceed.
The questioner : ... the Tablighi Jama'ah received the calls to the neighborhood where they are.
The Shaykh : Did you understand the answer?
The questioner: Yes.
Another questioner : ... upon you, O Shaykh. I have friends from the Tablighi Jama'ah who invite me to go out with them.
The Shaykh : My brother, you just asked Allah to guide you, and now you are asking the same question.
The Shaykh : If there is what is wrong in the club.
The questioner : There is no wrong in the club.
The Shaykh : If you cannot change it, it is not permissible for you to be there.
The questioner : The club has nothing but billiards. This is the only thing I considered regarding billiards. When the young men play, the one who loses is the one who pays.
The Shaykh : This is gambling.
The questioner : Yes, this is considered gambling. Well, how do I...
The Shaykh : No, it is not permissible.
The questioner : I mean.
The Shaykh : Go ahead, please. No, it is not permissible.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Please proceed.
The questioner : ... the Tablighi Jama'ah received the calls to the neighborhood where they are.
The Shaykh : Did you understand the answer?
The questioner: Yes.
Another questioner : ... upon you, O Shaykh. I have friends from the Tablighi Jama'ah who invite me to go out with them.
The Shaykh : My brother, you just asked Allah to guide you, and now you are asking the same question.
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