A relative of mine feels anxious and afraid when I visit him. Is it permissible to stop visiting him?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner says, Shaykh, that among my relatives there is one who, when he learns that I am going to visit him, becomes anxious and agitated. It is not that he dislikes me or the visit, but this man’s nature is that he becomes anxious about anything that is not his usual routine. Does this, Honorable Shaykh, obligate me not to visit him?
Answer:
Yes, if your visit causes him hardship without any excuse on his part, and it is simply something he cannot control—this appears to be a psychological illness—then do not burden him or make things heavy for him. Instead of visiting, you should contact him by telephone, mobile phone, or in writing. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This questioner says, Shaykh, that among my relatives there is one who, when he learns that I am going to visit him, becomes anxious and agitated. It is not that he dislikes me or the visit, but this man’s nature is that he becomes anxious about anything that is not his usual routine. Does this, Honorable Shaykh, obligate me not to visit him?
Answer:
Yes, if your visit causes him hardship without any excuse on his part, and it is simply something he cannot control—this appears to be a psychological illness—then do not burden him or make things heavy for him. Instead of visiting, you should contact him by telephone, mobile phone, or in writing. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، قريب لي يشعر بالقلق والخوف عند زيارته، فهل يجوز قطع زيارته؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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