A relative of mine does not pray and does not know Allah for a moment, and he is a mahram to me. Is it permissible for me to go to his house, or should I cut off ties with him?

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Question:
I have a relative who does not pray and does not know Allah for a moment, and he is a mahram to me. Is it permissible for me to go to his house, or should I cut off ties with him, knowing that I have already advised him?

Answer:
This person who does not pray and does not know Allah, as the questioner says—may Allah protect us from this—is a bad relative. It is obligatory to advise him, command him to pray, and obey Allah. If he does not stop, he should be boycotted; he is to be boycotted and cut off from, and it is not permissible to go to him. Allah the Exalted said:

You will not find a people who believe in Allah and the Last Day having affection for those who oppose Allah and His Messenger, even if they were their fathers or their sons or their brothers or their kindred

لَّا تَجِدُ قَوْمًا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ يُوَادُّونَ مَنْ حَادَّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَلَوْ كَانُوا آبَاءَهُمْ أَوْ أَبْنَاءَهُمْ أَوْ إِخْوَانَهُمْ أَوْ عَشِيرَتَهُمْ

[Al-Mujadila 58:22]

This requires hatred for the sake of Allah the Mighty and Majestic, and it is obligatory to cut off ties with him and refrain from visiting him until he repents to Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. May Allah reward you with good.

Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، لي قريب لا يصلي ولا يعرف الله طرفة عين وهو محرم لي هل لي أن أذهب إليه في بيته أم أقاطعه؟ شيخ الفوزان — youtube.com

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