Maintaining family ties with a brother who does not pray
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The questioner:
He says: If my brother does not pray, and I have advised him but he refused, is it permissible for me to maintain family ties with him?
The Shaykh:
Maintaining ties with him means he maintains them; it is permissible for him to maintain them.
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
A relative has a right, even if he is a disbeliever; he has the right to have ties maintained with him. The ties are not dropped, so he maintains them, but he does not become comfortable with him, nor does he approve of his actions, and he does not form a bond with him. No, but if he needs him, there is no harm in maintaining ties with him. Yes.
He says: If my brother does not pray, and I have advised him but he refused, is it permissible for me to maintain family ties with him?
The Shaykh:
Maintaining ties with him means he maintains them; it is permissible for him to maintain them.
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
A relative has a right, even if he is a disbeliever; he has the right to have ties maintained with him. The ties are not dropped, so he maintains them, but he does not become comfortable with him, nor does he approve of his actions, and he does not form a bond with him. No, but if he needs him, there is no harm in maintaining ties with him. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين [14] — alfawzan.live (1:11:19)
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