What is the best way to call relatives to abandon sin?
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Question:
The questioner says that he lives in a shared residence with some relatives and kin, and there are things in the residence that contradict the Shari'ah, such as a satellite dish. How should he call these people in the face of this calamity? He should advise them to abandon the dish and all forms of entertainment, as long as he is with them. He should advise his brothers, his family, and his neighbors.
Answer:
So fear Allah as much as you are able, for Allah the Exalted has commanded advice. The neighbor has a great right, so he should advise them, whether they are in his house, among his neighbors, or among his companions. He directs them to the good, and that is in the hands of Allah[Al-Qasas 28:56], but he advises them and guides them to what is good.
The questioner says that he lives in a shared residence with some relatives and kin, and there are things in the residence that contradict the Shari'ah, such as a satellite dish. How should he call these people in the face of this calamity? He should advise them to abandon the dish and all forms of entertainment, as long as he is with them. He should advise his brothers, his family, and his neighbors.
Answer:
So fear Allah as much as you are able, for Allah the Exalted has commanded advice. The neighbor has a great right, so he should advise them, whether they are in his house, among his neighbors, or among his companions. He directs them to the good, and that is in the hands of Allah
Indeed, [O Muhammad], you do not guide whom you like, but Allah guides whom He wills
إِنَّكَ لَا تَهْدِي مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ وَلَٰكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَهْدِي مَن يَشَاءُ
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 209 ما هو السبيل الأمثل في دعوة الأقارب إلى ترك معصية؟ للإمام ابن باز — youtube.com
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