Is it permissible to sever family ties because of tabarruj (a woman's display of her adornment) and smoking, or only because of abandoning the prayer?

The questioner : The questioner asks: Is it permissible to sever ties with relatives who abandon urinating in public, free mixing of men and women, watching television, and smoking cigarettes and shisha, or is it only permissible to sever ties with them for abandoning the prayer?

The Shaykh : Yes, there is no doubt that maintaining family ties is among the best deeds. Allah the Exalted has guaranteed that He will maintain ties with the one who maintains them, and that He will sever ties with the one who severs them. Maintaining family ties is obligatory, even if they sever ties with you. As for severing ties with relatives because of their committing sins, one must look at the situation: if boycotting them is a cause for their reform, then boycott them. For example, if this relative who commits the sin repents and returns to Allah and feels ashamed if you boycott him and do not maintain ties with him, then boycott them.

The questioner : For the sake of the one who is severed from. And if that is...

The Shaykh : There is something in it. Ha.

The questioner : It is obligatory for him to maintain ties with them and to strive to

The Shaykh : advise them, perhaps Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) will guide them.

The questioner : May Allah keep you safe. A person who is severed from does not have the right to sever the tie.

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