Boycoting those who claim affiliation with the Sufis as a means of deterring them
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: In our village, there are some people who claim affiliation with the Sufis and call others to them. Is it permissible for us to boycott them to deter them and their religious innovation (bid'ah)?
Answer:
If boycotting them has an effect on them and they abandon the bid'ah, yes, boycott them. If they do not accept the advice and do not abandon Sufism, boycott them. However, if the boycott serves as a deterrent for them and they abandon it, that is one thing. But if they are not affected by it, it is all the same whether you boycott them or not; there is no benefit in the boycott. But you should continue to advise them and call them to Allah.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: In our village, there are some people who claim affiliation with the Sufis and call others to them. Is it permissible for us to boycott them to deter them and their religious innovation (bid'ah)?
Answer:
If boycotting them has an effect on them and they abandon the bid'ah, yes, boycott them. If they do not accept the advice and do not abandon Sufism, boycott them. However, if the boycott serves as a deterrent for them and they abandon it, that is one thing. But if they are not affected by it, it is all the same whether you boycott them or not; there is no benefit in the boycott. But you should continue to advise them and call them to Allah.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 29-01-1436هـ — alfawzan.live (1:07:21)
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