Is boycotting permissible for the purpose of discipline?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Is it permissible for me to boycott one of my relatives or friends with the intention of disciplining him, knowing that I boycott him with the intention of correcting him from his wrong path and forbidding what is wrong?
Answer:
If what he is doing is forbidden, and you have advised him but he did not comply, and boycotting him serves as a deterrent for him, then boycott him. However, if the thing he did is a minor matter that does not warrant boycotting, or if boycotting him is of no benefit and rather increases his evil, then do not boycott him; rather, continue advising him. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Is it permissible for me to boycott one of my relatives or friends with the intention of disciplining him, knowing that I boycott him with the intention of correcting him from his wrong path and forbidding what is wrong?
Answer:
If what he is doing is forbidden, and you have advised him but he did not comply, and boycotting him serves as a deterrent for him, then boycott him. However, if the thing he did is a minor matter that does not warrant boycotting, or if boycotting him is of no benefit and rather increases his evil, then do not boycott him; rather, continue advising him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز الهجر بغرض التأديب؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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