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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Boycotting the brother who abandons prayer and taking his money

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Question:
I seek Allah's forgiveness. My brother does not pray, and he took my money without right, or is it not permissible for me to cut off my relationship with him?

Answer:
If your brother does not pray, if he never prays, abandoning the prayer intentionally, then he is a disbeliever. You must advise him. If he complies, praise be to Allah. If he does not comply, then cut him off and stay away from him
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 kindredلَّا تَجِدُ قَوْمًا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ يُوَادُّونَ مَنْ حَادَّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَلَوْ كَانُوا آبَاءَهُمْ أَوْ أَبْنَاءَهُمْ أَوْ إِخْوَانَهُمْ أَوْ عَشِيرَتَهُمْ
[Al-Mujadila 58:22]
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O you who have believed, do not take your fathers or your brothers as allies if they have preferred disbelief over belief. And whoever does so among you - then it is those who are the wrongdoers.يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَتَّخِذُوا آبَاءَكُمْ وَإِخْوَانَكُمْ أَوْلِيَاءَ إِنِ اسْتَحَبُّوا الْكُفْرَ عَلَى الْإِيمَانِ وَمَن يَتَوَلَّهُم مِّنكُمْ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الظَّالِمُونَ
[At-Tawbah 9:23]
. So do not take them as allies. If he persists in abandoning the prayer, then stay away from him.
As for the money he took from you, Allah the Exalted will compensate you. If you are able to retrieve your money from him, even by complaining and suing, then do so. If you are not able, then Allah will compensate you. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 06 من 15 / شرح أصول الإيمان / طعم الإيمان/ صالح الفوزان / العقيدة/ كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:19:45)

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