The Ruling on Boycotting a Muslim for More Than Three Days and Its Conditions
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
The questioner Ibrahim Abdullah asks about the ruling on boycotting a Muslim for more than three days without a Sharia reason, when is boycotting permissible, and does it have guidelines?
Answer:
Boycotting (hajr) in language means abandoning, and boycotting a person means ceasing to speak to him, ceasing to sit with him, and severing other forms of connection. This is not permissible between Muslims if there is no enmity between them; it is not permissible unless none of that occurs. However, if it is necessary to vent what is in one's heart, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted it for a limit of three days, sayingSahih Muslim 2561. As for boycotting for the sake of sinning against Allah the Exalted in order to make the person desist, it is not limited to three days; rather, he is boycotted until he repents and abandons the sin. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good and bless you.
The questioner Ibrahim Abdullah asks about the ruling on boycotting a Muslim for more than three days without a Sharia reason, when is boycotting permissible, and does it have guidelines?
Answer:
Boycotting (hajr) in language means abandoning, and boycotting a person means ceasing to speak to him, ceasing to sit with him, and severing other forms of connection. This is not permissible between Muslims if there is no enmity between them; it is not permissible unless none of that occurs. However, if it is necessary to vent what is in one's heart, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted it for a limit of three days, saying
It is not permissible for a Muslim to have estranged relations with his brother beyond three
لا يحل لمؤمن أن يهجر أخاه فوق ثلاثThe presenter:
May Allah reward you with good and bless you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/147 — archive.org (20:58)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.