The obligation of keeping away from sinners

169. Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Ibn Mahboub, from Khataab Bin Muhammad, from Al-Haris Bin Al-Mugheira, who has narrated the following: Abu Abdullah عليه الصلاة والسلام met me in a road of Al-Medina, so he عليه الصلاة والسلام said: ‘Who is that? Is it Haaris?’ I said, ‘Yes’. He عليه الصلاة والسلام said: ‘But I عليه الصلاة والسلام shall dump the sins of your foolish ones upon your knowledgeable ones’. Then he عليه الصلاة والسلام passed by. So I came up to him عليه الصلاة والسلام and sought permission to see him عليه الصلاة والسلام. I said, ‘You عليه الصلاة والسلام met me and you عليه الصلاة والسلام said, ‘I عليه الصلاة والسلام shall dump the sins of your foolish ones upon your knowledgeable ones’, and that was a great matter upon me’. So he عليه الصلاة والسلام said: ‘Yes. What prevented you when it reached you from the man among you what you dislike, as it enters hurtful feelings to us عليه الصلاة والسلام, (you should) go to him and reproach him, and correct it (his wrong doings), and speak to him in eloquent words?’ I said to him عليه الصلاة والسلام, ‘May I be sacrificed for you عليه الصلاة والسلام, if he does not obey us and does not accept from us?’ So he عليه الصلاة والسلام said: ‘Flee from him, and avoid their gatherings’ (stop accompanying him).