The ruling on boycotting a relative who lies and bears false witness
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Question:
This questioner says: A relative of mine spread rumors and lied between me and my sister, which caused a dispute between me and my sister. When his lie was exposed, I cut off ties with him. Is there any blame on me for cutting off ties with him? And does this count as severing family ties, considering that he is a very close relative?
Answer:
Yes, he is wrong in this action of his if what you say is true; he is in error. He must repent to Allah, retract what he said, and seek forgiveness. If this happens, that is the correct solution. If it does not happen, you pardon him and forgive him,[Ash-Shuraa 42:40], [Fussilat 41:34] the evil deed. You pardon him and maintain your relationship with him, for he has a right of kinship over you, even if he is harsh with you or has wronged you. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
This questioner says: A relative of mine spread rumors and lied between me and my sister, which caused a dispute between me and my sister. When his lie was exposed, I cut off ties with him. Is there any blame on me for cutting off ties with him? And does this count as severing family ties, considering that he is a very close relative?
Answer:
Yes, he is wrong in this action of his if what you say is true; he is in error. He must repent to Allah, retract what he said, and seek forgiveness. If this happens, that is the correct solution. If it does not happen, you pardon him and forgive him,
and makes reconciliation - his reward is [due] from Allah
وَأَصْلَحَ فَأَجْرُهُ عَلَى اللَّهِAnd not equal are the good deed and the bad. Repel [evil] by that [deed] which is better
وَلَا تَسْتَوِي الْحَسَنَةُ وَلَا السَّيِّئَةُ ادْفَعْ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/192 — archive.org (2:16)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.