Dealing with a brother who has boycotted his brother
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: A man’s brother has boycotted him and refused to meet him or answer his calls. What should he do? Should he continue to reach out to him until he responds, or should he leave him alone?
Answer:
He should go to him, visit him, and ask for his forgiveness. As for this one turning away and that one turning away, that is not permissible. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Abi Dawud 4914Sahih (Al-Albani) If they meet, this one turns away and that one turns away; the better of the two is the one who initiates the salam. Go to him, greet him, and call him. Perhaps this will be a motive for him to forgive what has passed. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: A man’s brother has boycotted him and refused to meet him or answer his calls. What should he do? Should he continue to reach out to him until he responds, or should he leave him alone?
Answer:
He should go to him, visit him, and ask for his forgiveness. As for this one turning away and that one turning away, that is not permissible. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
It is not allowable for a Muslim to keep apart from his brother for more than three days
لا يحل لمسلم أن يهجر أخاه فوق ثلاث
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 09-02-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (1:06:19)
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