Dealing with relatives who mock the religious
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, I have many friends and relatives who often mock the religious. I used to join them in this out of ignorance, but now I have learned the ruling on it. How should I deal with them in the future, given that I am unable to convince them with evidence because I do not have a firm grasp of it, even though I must associate with some of them as they are my family?
Answer:
In any case, it is obligatory for you to make things clear to them and to advise them, admonishing them in the best manner. Do not meet them with harshness and severity, but you must counsel them, recite the Qur'an to them, and offer admonition and reminders, so that perhaps Allah will guide them.
If possible, take the book Tawhid by Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab. There is a chapter in it titled "The Chapter on the Saying of Allah the Exalted:[At-Tawbah 9:65]," or the chapter on those who seek guidance from the Qur'an or the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), or the chapter on shirk (associating partners with Allah), or something similar regarding those who mocked the Messenger, the Qur'an, or the mushaf. There is a chapter focused on this topic. Read it and read its explanation to them, so that perhaps Allah will guide them. If you see that they are persistent, that they are persistent in this and do not share it, do not sit with them.
Yes, do not sit in gatherings where there is mockery and jesting; stay away from them. They do not compel you to sit with them. Withdraw from them to another gathering.[Al-An'am 6:68] The chapter I referred to recently is the Shaykh's (may Allah have mercy on him) chapter titled "The Chapter on One Who Jests with Something Involving the Remembrance of Allah, the Qur'an, or the Messenger." This chapter is in the book Tawhid: "The Chapter on One Who Jests with Something Involving the Remembrance of Allah, the Messenger, or the Qur'an." Review this chapter and read it to them, and read its explanation to them, so that perhaps Allah will bring about good in their hearts. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, I have many friends and relatives who often mock the religious. I used to join them in this out of ignorance, but now I have learned the ruling on it. How should I deal with them in the future, given that I am unable to convince them with evidence because I do not have a firm grasp of it, even though I must associate with some of them as they are my family?
Answer:
In any case, it is obligatory for you to make things clear to them and to advise them, admonishing them in the best manner. Do not meet them with harshness and severity, but you must counsel them, recite the Qur'an to them, and offer admonition and reminders, so that perhaps Allah will guide them.
If possible, take the book Tawhid by Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab. There is a chapter in it titled "The Chapter on the Saying of Allah the Exalted:
Say, "Is it Allah and His verses and His Messenger
قُلْ أَبِاللَّهِ وَآيَاتِهِ وَرَسُولِهِYes, do not sit in gatherings where there is mockery and jesting; stay away from them. They do not compel you to sit with them. Withdraw from them to another gathering.
And when you see those who engage in [offensive] discourse concerning Our verses, then turn away from them until they enter into another conversation. And if Satan should cause you to forget, then do not remain after the reminder with the wrongdoing people.
وَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ الَّذِينَ يَخُوضُونَ فِي آيَاتِنَا فَأَعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يَخُوضُوا فِي حَدِيثٍ غَيْرِهِ وَإِمَّا يُنسِيَنَّكَ الشَّيْطَانُ فَلَا تَقْعُدْ بَعْدَ الذِّكْرَىٰ مَعَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-030-الشباب والاستهزاء بالدين|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (44:16)
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