What is the ruling on boycotting a brother who abandons prayer?
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Question:
He says: I have a maternal brother who does not pray. Since my mother passed away three years ago, I have not visited him, and he is older than me. Is it permissible to boycott him? Is it obligatory to maintain ties with him?
Answer:
If he abandons prayer and you have advised him but he did not accept, then do not visit him. You should boycott him, because abandoning prayer is disbelief (kufr). Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Mujadila 58:22] So you should boycott him until he repents to Allah and maintains the prayer. Yes.
He says: I have a maternal brother who does not pray. Since my mother passed away three years ago, I have not visited him, and he is older than me. Is it permissible to boycott him? Is it obligatory to maintain ties with him?
Answer:
If he abandons prayer and you have advised him but he did not accept, then do not visit him. You should boycott him, because abandoning prayer is disbelief (kufr). Allah the Exalted said:
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
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم هجر الأخ التارك للصلاة؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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