Advising the Neighbor Who Abandons Congregational Prayer
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Question:
He says: We have a neighbor who has not attended the prayer with the congregation for decades. He works as an employee, and the imam has been continuously advising him, yet he persists. Is there a sin on me if I leave him in this state?
Answer:
You have done well in advising and following up out of concern for him, out of concern for him to save him from the anger of Allah and the warning regarding those who abandon congregational prayer. So you are doing good in this, and may Allah reward you with good. You must continue advising him and not despair of his guidance. It is not obligatory for you to report him to the authority, the Authority for Promoting Virtue and Forbidding Vice, so that they bring him in and take the necessary pledge from him to maintain congregational prayer. This is for his own benefit and out of concern for his well-being, and this is part of cooperating in righteousness and piety. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
He says: We have a neighbor who has not attended the prayer with the congregation for decades. He works as an employee, and the imam has been continuously advising him, yet he persists. Is there a sin on me if I leave him in this state?
Answer:
You have done well in advising and following up out of concern for him, out of concern for him to save him from the anger of Allah and the warning regarding those who abandon congregational prayer. So you are doing good in this, and may Allah reward you with good. You must continue advising him and not despair of his guidance. It is not obligatory for you to report him to the authority, the Authority for Promoting Virtue and Forbidding Vice, so that they bring him in and take the necessary pledge from him to maintain congregational prayer. This is for his own benefit and out of concern for his well-being, and this is part of cooperating in righteousness and piety. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
لقاء مفتوح [الزلفي] — alfawzan.live (31:23)
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