Individual Effort in Reconciling Hearts and Advising Those Who Openly Commit Sin
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The questioner:
Regarding the share for those whose hearts are to be reconciled, is it permissible for an ordinary person to exert effort in reconciling a specific person from the zakah of money or the like?
The Shaykh:
He said: Do not pray with the people while you have a bad smell. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the one who eats onions or garlic from praying with the people so as not to harm them. And if his clothes have a strong, foul smell, advise him and direct him to what is good. Yes.
The questioner:
Who displays sins in this...? Who displays sins? Is he smiling with his face? Is he in pain?
The Shaykh:
Advise, advise, direct him to what is good, perhaps he will be guided. Say: Fear Allah and watch out for Allah, in a good manner and a kind way, perhaps Allah will guide him, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) reconciled the disbelievers. Yes. If he refuses and persists, he deserves to be boycotted. If the believer sees that boycotting is in the public interest, he should boycott him. Yes.
Regarding the share for those whose hearts are to be reconciled, is it permissible for an ordinary person to exert effort in reconciling a specific person from the zakah of money or the like?
The Shaykh:
He said: Do not pray with the people while you have a bad smell. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the one who eats onions or garlic from praying with the people so as not to harm them. And if his clothes have a strong, foul smell, advise him and direct him to what is good. Yes.
The questioner:
Who displays sins in this...? Who displays sins? Is he smiling with his face? Is he in pain?
The Shaykh:
Advise, advise, direct him to what is good, perhaps he will be guided. Say: Fear Allah and watch out for Allah, in a good manner and a kind way, perhaps Allah will guide him, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) reconciled the disbelievers. Yes. If he refuses and persists, he deserves to be boycotted. If the believer sees that boycotting is in the public interest, he should boycott him. Yes.
Source
صحيح البخاري (الشرح الثاني) — binbaz.org.sa (47:55)
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