What is the ruling on maintaining ties with relatives who do not pray?
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Question:
He also says: If I have relatives who do not pray, should I maintain ties with them?
Answer:
You maintain ties with them, along with advice, calling them to Allah, and forbidding them from what is wrong. You maintain ties with them, but you do not love them until they pray. As for maintaining ties with them for the sake of calling them to Allah, and for the sake of hating them so that they repent to Allah the Exalted, you maintain ties with them not for the sake of love, but for the sake of kinship, and for the sake of calling them to Allah, so that perhaps they will repent and return.
He also says: If I have relatives who do not pray, should I maintain ties with them?
Answer:
You maintain ties with them, along with advice, calling them to Allah, and forbidding them from what is wrong. You maintain ties with them, but you do not love them until they pray. As for maintaining ties with them for the sake of calling them to Allah, and for the sake of hating them so that they repent to Allah the Exalted, you maintain ties with them not for the sake of love, but for the sake of kinship, and for the sake of calling them to Allah, so that perhaps they will repent and return.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم صلة الأقارب الذين لا يصلون؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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