Keeping Company With People Who Are Sinning
Question :
Is Equivalent To Being Partners to Them In That Sin My colleagues at work, since the day I met them - speak profanely about things like dirty magazines. I am not in the least pleased with the situation, but because of circumstances at work, I am forced to sit with them sometimes. To show that I am against their talk, I sometimes leave the office; however, I am put in a difficult situation because if the boss doesn't find me at my desk, he reproaches me. Whenever he finds them talking about evil, he joins them without the display of any shame or guilt. What should I do?
Answer:
If these people are incorrigible they cannot be corrected through advice - it is compulsory for you to leave this job for another. Sitting with people while they are sinning with the ability of leaving them is tantamount to participating with them in their sin. Allah Almighty says:
"And it has already been revealed to you in the Book (this Qur'an) that when you hear the Verses of Allah being denied and mocked at, then sit not with them until they engage in a talk other than that; (but if you stayed with them) certainly in that case you would be like them."
It is obligatory for you to seek another job where you will not be associated with such sin if you are incapable of changing the situation. When Allah knows that your intention is to flee from these unlawful things, then Allâh will make your affairs easy for you; He Almighty says:
"And whosoever fears Allah and keeps his duty to Him, He will make his matter easy for him."
He also said:
"And whosever fears Allah and keeps his duty to Him, He will make a way for him to get out (from every difficulty). And He will provide him from (sources) he never could imagine."
Source:
Fatawa Islamiyah, Vol. 8 Pages 85-86
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