Boycoting a relative who does not pray in congregation
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If I have a relative who does not pray in congregation and I boycott him, is there any sin on me for that?
Answer:
If you have advised him and he did not pay attention. Look at the situation: if boycotting him serves as a deterrent for him, or if it leads him to repent, then boycott him. But if boycotting him only increases his evil and his persistence in sins, do not boycott him. Instead, you must persist in advising him, perhaps Allah will guide him. Boycott follows what is beneficial and what is good.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If I have a relative who does not pray in congregation and I boycott him, is there any sin on me for that?
Answer:
If you have advised him and he did not pay attention. Look at the situation: if boycotting him serves as a deterrent for him, or if it leads him to repent, then boycott him. But if boycotting him only increases his evil and his persistence in sins, do not boycott him. Instead, you must persist in advising him, perhaps Allah will guide him. Boycott follows what is beneficial and what is good.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 010-كتاب الصلاة -1- 2-11-20 هـ — archive.org (1:05:37)
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