What is the ruling on sitting with people of sin, knowing that they are my relatives? Is it obligatory for me to sever ties with them or not?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on one who sits with people who are disobeying Allah, not praying the prayers at their proper times, and also having satellite dishes? He has advised them and forbidden them from their actions, knowing that they are his relatives. Is it obligatory for him to sever ties with them or not?
Answer:
If you have advised them and they did not comply and persisted, then it is obligatory for you to boycott them and stay away from them until they repent to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). This is a boycott based on truth. Yes. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) boycotted those who lagged behind in the Battle of Tabuk, and they were believers, not people of hypocrisy; they were noble Companions, but they delayed and were slow, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) boycotted them and did not speak to them until Allah turned to them in mercy.
So if these noble Companions, when some deviation occurred from them, were boycotted by the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he ordered the people to boycott them, and ordered their wives also to boycott them and isolate themselves from them, what about others?
Namely, the sinners and open sinners. If they do not comply, then you must boycott them until they repent to Allah, and you will be safe from their evil. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on one who sits with people who are disobeying Allah, not praying the prayers at their proper times, and also having satellite dishes? He has advised them and forbidden them from their actions, knowing that they are his relatives. Is it obligatory for him to sever ties with them or not?
Answer:
If you have advised them and they did not comply and persisted, then it is obligatory for you to boycott them and stay away from them until they repent to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). This is a boycott based on truth. Yes. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) boycotted those who lagged behind in the Battle of Tabuk, and they were believers, not people of hypocrisy; they were noble Companions, but they delayed and were slow, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) boycotted them and did not speak to them until Allah turned to them in mercy.
So if these noble Companions, when some deviation occurred from them, were boycotted by the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he ordered the people to boycott them, and ordered their wives also to boycott them and isolate themselves from them, what about others?
Namely, the sinners and open sinners. If they do not comply, then you must boycott them until they repent to Allah, and you will be safe from their evil. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [89 -954] ما حُكم الجلوس مع أهل المعاصي علمًا أنهم من أقاربي، فهل يجبُ عليَّ مفارقتهم أم لا؟ — youtube.com
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