Dealing with a son who consumes forbidden things and falls short in prayer
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The questioner:
My brother, I have a son who is somewhat deficient in his prayer and consumes some prohibited substances. Do you think I should keep him in the house with me, living with me and his brothers, or, for example, should I expel him? He is an adult, about twenty-one years old. I know that if I were to expel him from the house, my condition would worsen; he might cause some problems.
The presenter:
Your question, Abu Hamud.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The presenter:
He says: My son, Honorable Shaykh, is twenty-one years old, but he consumes some forbidden things and is deficient in his prayer. He says that if I expel him, things will get worse. How should I deal with him? Should I let him live with me in the house?
The Shaykh:
Let him live with you in the house, but you must teach him, enjoin what is right, forbid what is wrong, and require him to pray with the congregation in the mosque. Yes.
My brother, I have a son who is somewhat deficient in his prayer and consumes some prohibited substances. Do you think I should keep him in the house with me, living with me and his brothers, or, for example, should I expel him? He is an adult, about twenty-one years old. I know that if I were to expel him from the house, my condition would worsen; he might cause some problems.
The presenter:
Your question, Abu Hamud.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The presenter:
He says: My son, Honorable Shaykh, is twenty-one years old, but he consumes some forbidden things and is deficient in his prayer. He says that if I expel him, things will get worse. How should I deal with him? Should I let him live with me in the house?
The Shaykh:
Let him live with you in the house, but you must teach him, enjoin what is right, forbid what is wrong, and require him to pray with the congregation in the mosque. Yes.
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 14 / فتاوى على الهواء - 25 05 1438هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (18:55)
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