Boycotting those who are at odds with one another and the acceptance of their deeds
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: There are two people who have been at odds with each other for a long time, and they do not speak to one another except for the salam. He asks: Is such a matter permissible? And are their righteous deeds of worship accepted if their situation is like this?
Answer:
The hadith is:Sunan Abi Dawud 4914Sahih (Al-Albani). . The salam opens the door to speaking with your brother, because the salam removes what is in the hearts, the salam removes what is in the hearts of anger and of boycotting. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: There are two people who have been at odds with each other for a long time, and they do not speak to one another except for the salam. He asks: Is such a matter permissible? And are their righteous deeds of worship accepted if their situation is like this?
Answer:
The hadith is:
It is not allowable for a Muslim to keep apart from his brother for more than three days
لا يحل لمسلم أن يهجر أخاه فوق ثلاثThey meet, and this one turns away and that one turns away; the better of the two is the one who initiates the salam
يلتقيان فيعرض هذا ويعرض هذا خيرهما الذي يبدأ بالسلام
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل قال - تعالى - { فإذا قرأت القرآن فاستعذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم } — islamhouse.com (1:00:24)
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