Dealing with a brother who does not pray
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Question:
He says: My brother does not pray, and I have commanded him to pray, but he does not pray. What is your opinion, honorable Shaykh? Should he deal with him as a Muslim or as a sorcerer?
Answer:
If this person you have does not have the ability to live independently and be self-sufficient, then you must keep him with you and continue calling him to prayer and commanding him to pray. If he persists in not praying, then be patient with the hardship and do not break down or despair. Allah the Exalted said:[Taha 20:132] with hardship. And if he does [pray], that is fine. But if this person is self-sufficient, then you must remove him. Remove him from your house and from your office, and do not let him stay with you in this state, may Allah protect us from it, where he is stubborn and arrogant, and stubborn about praying. This is not a problem; you must keep him away from you.
He says: My brother does not pray, and I have commanded him to pray, but he does not pray. What is your opinion, honorable Shaykh? Should he deal with him as a Muslim or as a sorcerer?
Answer:
If this person you have does not have the ability to live independently and be self-sufficient, then you must keep him with you and continue calling him to prayer and commanding him to pray. If he persists in not praying, then be patient with the hardship and do not break down or despair. Allah the Exalted said:
And enjoin prayer upon your family [and people] and be steadfast therein.
وَأْمُرْ أَهْلَكَ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَاصْطَبِرْ عَلَيْهَا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 01 من 13 / شرح العقيدة الطحاوية/بيان عقيدة أهل السنة والجماعة/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:07:56)
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