What should one do if a brother who does not pray in the mosque lives with him?

The questioner : The questioner says: I have a brother who lives with us in the house, and he does not pray in the mosque. I have advised him many times, and I advise him at every prayer, but he does not respond. What should I do? And have I exerted myself in dealing with him? Yes, the attempt, the attempt, okay, with us. And at times he gets angry when I tell him to pray.

The Shaykh : He says: It is obligatory for you to continue calling your brother to prayer, even if the situation leads to referring him to the authorities so that the obligation is fulfilled. If he gets angry when you tell him to pray, then anger him, for you are only angering him in obedience to Allah. It is obligatory for you to enjoin good and forbid evil, especially with a man who is close to you. And with this, we say: if you are unable to reform him, it is obligatory for you to refer him to the authorities, so that perhaps Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, will guide him through their hands.