Dealing with a Relative Who Drinks Intoxicants or Uses Narcotics
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Question:
The questioner says: If I know that a relative of mine drinks intoxicants or uses narcotics, should I eat with him and sit with him, or should I report him, or should I cover up for him?
Answer:
No, one should cover up for him. One should advise him and warn him of Allah. If he repents to Allah and leaves this matter, that is fine. Otherwise, he should be reported, and one should not cover up for him. Since he is persisting in the narcotics and the evil, he should be reported, and the Islamic legal ruling should be carried out against him. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner says: If I know that a relative of mine drinks intoxicants or uses narcotics, should I eat with him and sit with him, or should I report him, or should I cover up for him?
Answer:
No, one should cover up for him. One should advise him and warn him of Allah. If he repents to Allah and leaves this matter, that is fine. Otherwise, he should be reported, and one should not cover up for him. Since he is persisting in the narcotics and the evil, he should be reported, and the Islamic legal ruling should be carried out against him. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
كتاب التوحيد 06-08-1434هـ — alfawzan.live (53:26)
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