The Legal Criterion for Boycotting a Person and When It Is Permissible to Exceed Three Days
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Question:
We say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the legal criterion regarding boycotting, and when is a person boycotted?
Answer:
A person is boycotted if he is a Muslim and a believer; it is not permissible to boycott him for more than three days, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said. However, the three days may be exceeded if the boycotting deters him from sin or from what is contrary to the truth, because the boycotting has a benefit in that it deters him and he repents to Allah. In that case, there is no harm in exceeding the three days. But if the boycotting only increases him in evil, then he is not boycotted; rather, one continues to advise him. It is permissible to exceed the limit in boycotting if it deters him, as evidenced by the fact that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) boycotted the three who were left behind, boycotting them until Allah accepted their repentance and revealed their repentance in the Qur'an. At that point, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) returned to them with connection and speech. Yes. And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad.
We say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the legal criterion regarding boycotting, and when is a person boycotted?
Answer:
A person is boycotted if he is a Muslim and a believer; it is not permissible to boycott him for more than three days, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said. However, the three days may be exceeded if the boycotting deters him from sin or from what is contrary to the truth, because the boycotting has a benefit in that it deters him and he repents to Allah. In that case, there is no harm in exceeding the three days. But if the boycotting only increases him in evil, then he is not boycotted; rather, one continues to advise him. It is permissible to exceed the limit in boycotting if it deters him, as evidenced by the fact that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) boycotted the three who were left behind, boycotting them until Allah accepted their repentance and revealed their repentance in the Qur'an. At that point, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) returned to them with connection and speech. Yes. And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2007 -2802] ما الضابط الشرعي للهجر؟ ومتى يُهجر الشخص؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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