Is it permissible for me to befriend one who abandons prayer and converse with him, or is it not permissible?
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Question:
Is it permissible for me to befriend one who abandons prayer and converse with him, or is it not permissible? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
It is permissible for you to converse with him by advising him, forbidding him from his evil, warning him of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and making it clear that prayer is the pillar of Islam, and that there is no religion and no Islam for one who abandons prayer. So you must advise him and be severe with him in speech, perhaps Allah will guide him, and you will be the cause of his guidance. As for accompanying him without commanding him to pray and without forbidding him from his evil, then this is not permissible. Yes.
Is it permissible for me to befriend one who abandons prayer and converse with him, or is it not permissible? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
It is permissible for you to converse with him by advising him, forbidding him from his evil, warning him of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and making it clear that prayer is the pillar of Islam, and that there is no religion and no Islam for one who abandons prayer. So you must advise him and be severe with him in speech, perhaps Allah will guide him, and you will be the cause of his guidance. As for accompanying him without commanding him to pray and without forbidding him from his evil, then this is not permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز أن أصادق تارك الصلاة، وأحدثه، أم لا يجوز؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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