Cutting off a relative who drinks intoxicants and neglects his family
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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I have a paternal uncle, a full brother of my father, who drinks intoxicants and sells prayers, and he does not care about his family. His wife has a bad reputation for going out with foreign men. We have advised him and informed him that his wife goes out with men, but he did not bring her back. This led to her grandfather also leaving, and she ran away with him for a few days. We, O Shaykh, are afraid for our honor because of this wife, as we fear she will affect us in one way or another. The question is: Is it permissible for us to cut off ties with him? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Cutting off ties, there is no doubt, and staying away from him, there is no doubt, is obligatory. But this is not enough. You are here in Saudi Arabia, so you must inform the Department of Religious Affairs (Hisbah) to verify this matter and take action against him, presenting him to the Sharia court to take the necessary measures against him if what you say is proven. As for cutting off ties with him and staying away from him, this is obligatory so that he does not corrupt your women and corrupt your offspring.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I have a paternal uncle, a full brother of my father, who drinks intoxicants and sells prayers, and he does not care about his family. His wife has a bad reputation for going out with foreign men. We have advised him and informed him that his wife goes out with men, but he did not bring her back. This led to her grandfather also leaving, and she ran away with him for a few days. We, O Shaykh, are afraid for our honor because of this wife, as we fear she will affect us in one way or another. The question is: Is it permissible for us to cut off ties with him? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Cutting off ties, there is no doubt, and staying away from him, there is no doubt, is obligatory. But this is not enough. You are here in Saudi Arabia, so you must inform the Department of Religious Affairs (Hisbah) to verify this matter and take action against him, presenting him to the Sharia court to take the necessary measures against him if what you say is proven. As for cutting off ties with him and staying away from him, this is obligatory so that he does not corrupt your women and corrupt your offspring.
Source
شرح الكافية الشافية في الانتصار للفرقة الناجية [ القصيدة النونية ] [ صالح الفوزان ]، فصل : في ذكر الخلاف بين الناس هل تحبل نساء أهل الجنة أم لا ؟ — islamhouse.com (1:02:36)
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