Steadfastness in Commitment Despite the Mockery of Friends and Relatives

Question:
He says: I am a young man who wants to be committed, but I have friends and relatives who mock me when I show my commitment. My will weakens, and I return to mixing with them and imitating them. What is your advice to me so that I can maintain my commitment and not care about them?

Answer:
My advice to you is to be upright in the command of Allah and to leave visiting them and contacting them. Distance yourself from them completely, even by moving to another country or another village. I hope for good for you, or to another neighborhood, if your presence among them harms you, or if visiting them harms you, or if they mock you, distance yourself from them, even if it is your parents. Indeed, obedience is only in what is right. If your presence with your parents harms you in your religion, distance yourself. Do not harm your religion, and do not disobey your Lord for the sake of your parents, your cousins, your brothers, or your friends. Distance yourself, and the earth is spacious, even if it is in another country.