The Meaning of the Hadith: Boycotting a Muslim for a Year Is Like Spilling His Blood
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is the meaning of the explanation of the hadith, "Boycotting a Muslim for a year is like spilling his blood"?
Answer:
I do not know this hadith in this form. The hadith I know is that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) granted a dispensation to boycott for three days, to boycott for three days, and then to speak to him and greet him, and not to continue the boycott. This is if the boycott is due to a misunderstanding between them. However, if the reason for the boycott is that the one being boycotted is committing a sin and has not accepted advice, and boycotting him serves as a deterrent from that sin, then he is to be boycotted until he abandons the sin. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner asks: What is the meaning of the explanation of the hadith, "Boycotting a Muslim for a year is like spilling his blood"?
Answer:
I do not know this hadith in this form. The hadith I know is that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) granted a dispensation to boycott for three days, to boycott for three days, and then to speak to him and greet him, and not to continue the boycott. This is if the boycott is due to a misunderstanding between them. However, if the reason for the boycott is that the one being boycotted is committing a sin and has not accepted advice, and boycotting him serves as a deterrent from that sin, then he is to be boycotted until he abandons the sin. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب ما جاء في السحر — islamhouse.com (50:17)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.