Spending on a Brother Who Abandons Prayer

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings. To proceed: I have a brother who lives with me in the house. He sits and does not work, and he does not pray except rarely, and only after being spoken to about it. Sometimes he hears the adhan and does not care. Is it permissible for me to provide for him and give him from my money? May Allah reward you, and may Allah reward us for you with good?

Answer:
It is obligatory for you to advise him, enjoin what is right, and forbid what is wrong. If he refuses, then expel him and disavow your brothership with him; say, “Get away from me, go.” Otherwise, refer his case to the religious authority, the court, or the governor so that they discipline him and he fulfills his obligation. It is not permissible for him to sit with you and not pray. No, it is not permissible for you. The obligation is either that he prays and reforms and remains a brother in Allah, or that he be completely cut off from him. Otherwise, refer his case to the religious authority if he is in a land with such an authority, or to the court or the governor, so that they fulfill the obligation and refer him to the court. Because when a person does not pray, the court rules that he be killed: either he prays or he is killed. Allah the Exalted said: And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: So whoever does not pray, there is no prohibition on killing him. He is given the opportunity to repent and told, “Pray.” If he repents and prays, well and good; otherwise, it is obligatory to kill him for apostasy, according to the correct view. Some said he is not killed as a fixed punishment (hadd), and another said he is killed for apostasy, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “They have become disbelievers.” We ask Allah for well-being and safety. Yes.