Boycotting a close relative who neglects the congregational prayer
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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 does not stop. If boycotting him serves as a deterrent for him and leads him to repent, then boycott him. However, if the boycott only increases his evil and his persistence in sins, do not boycott him, but rather be patient with advising him, and do not give up advising him, perhaps Allah will… Boycotting is a means of promoting benefit and preventing harm. Yes.
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 does not stop. If boycotting him serves as a deterrent for him and leads him to repent, then boycott him. However, if the boycott only increases his evil and his persistence in sins, do not boycott him, but rather be patient with advising him, and do not give up advising him, perhaps Allah will… Boycotting is a means of promoting benefit and preventing harm. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 011 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / الصلاة / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:01:30)
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