The Ruling on Boycotting an Innovator or an Open Sinner
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: When is boycotting an innovator or an open sinner prescribed, and when is it not prescribed?
Answer:
It is prescribed if boycotting him serves as a deterrent for him to repent to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). However, if boycotting him only increases his evil, do not boycott him; rather, continue advising him and forbidding him from sin.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: When is boycotting an innovator or an open sinner prescribed, and when is it not prescribed?
Answer:
It is prescribed if boycotting him serves as a deterrent for him to repent to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). However, if boycotting him only increases his evil, do not boycott him; rather, continue advising him and forbidding him from sin.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن مكايده ومصايده ما فتن به عشاق الصور — islamhouse.com (1:11:34)
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