JUG-2026-VJ4VPE62F1
Sinful proximity: is being near someone committing a sin itself sinful?
Question
Regarding a report that a companion left a gathering upon hearing music, is it true that merely being next to someone committing a sin makes one sinful?
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Entering a gathering where sins are overtly occurring, giving it audience without correcting it, is sinful. But merely being physically near someone sinning in a public space, with no connection to them or their gathering, is not itself sinful.
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