The attachment of the neighbor who abandons prayer to his neighbor on the Day of Resurrection, and the limits of neighborly rights
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Question:
He says: Your Eminence, father, does the neighbor who does not pray bear the responsibility of his neighbor on the Day of Resurrection? And what are the limits of the neighbor?
Answer:
Or if he commits some of the wrongs, you must disapprove of them, advise him, and direct him to what is good, so that your conscience is clear. It is obligatory for you to advise him, to command him to pray, to command him regarding the laxity you see in obligatory duties, and to forbid the wrongs you know he is committing. This is your obligation. So fear Allah. As for seeking forgiveness,[At-Tawbah 9:71], if you advise him for the sake of Allah, your conscience is clear and you are safe. But the calamity is silence, turning away, visiting him, sitting in the coffee shop, and not caring. That is a calamity. However, if you disapprove of his actions, educate him, advise him, and do not take him as a companion, your conscience is clear regarding him. Disapprove of everything you see him doing. And if you see that boycotting him is beneficial, boycott him.
He says: Your Eminence, father, does the neighbor who does not pray bear the responsibility of his neighbor on the Day of Resurrection? And what are the limits of the neighbor?
Answer:
Or if he commits some of the wrongs, you must disapprove of them, advise him, and direct him to what is good, so that your conscience is clear. It is obligatory for you to advise him, to command him to pray, to command him regarding the laxity you see in obligatory duties, and to forbid the wrongs you know he is committing. This is your obligation. So fear Allah. As for seeking forgiveness,
The believing men and believing women are allies of one another. They enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong
وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتُ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ بَعْضٍ يَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِWhoever among you sees what is wrong, let him change it with his hand; if he cannot, then with his tongue; if he cannot, then with his heart, and that is the weakest of faith.
من رأى منكم منكرا فلغيتم يده، فإن لم يستطع فبلسانه، فإن لم يستطع فبلسانه فذلك أضعف الإيمان
Source
لقاءات لابن باز - لقاء مع إخوة في الله - ابن باز - ١ — archive.org (1:15:28)
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