Is it permissible for a person to boycott his brother if he is abandoning the prayer and has some sins?

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Question:
The questioner asks: Is it permissible for a person to boycott his brother if he is abandoning the prayer and has some sins, such as smoking and listening to songs, and he has been advised repeatedly? Please guide us, may Allah bless you?

Answer:
If he is abandoning the prayer, then it is not permissible to love him, nor is it permissible to sit with him, because he is a disbeliever. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says:

You will not find a people who believe in Allah and the Last Day having affection for those who oppose Allah and His Messenger, even if they were their fathers or their sons or their brothers or their kindred

لَّا تَجِدُ قَوْمًا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ يُوَادُّونَ مَنْ حَادَّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَلَوْ كَانُوا آبَاءَهُمْ أَوْ أَبْنَاءَهُمْ أَوْ إِخْوَانَهُمْ أَوْ عَشِيرَتَهُمْ

[Al-Mujadila 58:22]

The one who intentionally abandons the prayer is a disbeliever. He must be boycotted and one must stay away from him until he repents to Allah, Mighty and Exalted, even if he is your brother, your father, or a relative of yours, because he is an enemy of Allah. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says:

O you who have believed, do not take My enemies and your enemies as allies

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَتَّخِذُوا عَدُوِّي وَعَدُوَّكُمْ أَوْلِيَاءَ

[Al-Mumtahanah 60:1]

Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز للمرء أن يهجر أخاه إذا كان تاركا للصلاة وعنده بعض المعاصي؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com

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