Is it permissible to refrain from visiting relatives to avoid backbiting, or is it considered severing family ties with respect to the relatives?
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. Is it permissible to refrain from visiting relatives, neighbors, or friends to avoid backbiting? Or is it considered severing family ties with respect to the relatives?
Answer:
May Allah reward you with good. Refraining from visiting relatives is considered severing family ties. If there is backbiting, she should advise them and warn them of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), but this does not drop their right to maintaining ties and visiting. So, visit them while disapproving and advising, perhaps Allah will guide them.
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. Is it permissible to refrain from visiting relatives, neighbors, or friends to avoid backbiting? Or is it considered severing family ties with respect to the relatives?
Answer:
May Allah reward you with good. Refraining from visiting relatives is considered severing family ties. If there is backbiting, she should advise them and warn them of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), but this does not drop their right to maintaining ties and visiting. So, visit them while disapproving and advising, perhaps Allah will guide them.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل عدم زيارة الأقارب تجنبا للغيبة جائز أم يعتبر من قطيعة الرحم بالنسبة للأقارب؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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