Is it permissible to deal with a disbeliever who commits practical disbelief?

The questioner : Do the rulings of not dealing with him apply...?

The Shaykh : No, the rulings of not dealing with him do not apply, what?

The questioner : Not dealing with him means the established rulings of not dealing with him, not praying behind him, for example, in the case of one who has practical disbelief?

The Shaykh : No, they do not apply unless there is a strong Muslim community. In that case, the following applies: first, advising him and warning him of the consequences of persisting in this practical disbelief, then boycotting him. But I hope you pay attention to my first point: I said "in the Muslim community," because the Muslim community is a strong community in its mutual support, supporting one another, as he (peace be upon him) said in the authentic hadith: . However, when the Muslim community is, as it is today, unfortunately, fragmented, and most of it is deviant, if not open sinners, then boycotting is of no benefit and does not suffice. Instead, it is management (mudarah), not compromise (mudahanah), which is accommodating and speaking to this deviant person who, when advised, does not accept the advice. In the Muslim community, he should be boycotted and cut off, but in a dissolved community like ours today, one should be patient and advise him. Otherwise, it would be like what is said among us in Syria: they claimed that a man who had been leaving prayer repented to Allah, and for the first time he went to the mosque, only to find it closed. They told him, "You are an alcoholic and we are invalidating [the prayer]," and this is the case of the open sinner, the wicked, or the disbeliever with practical disbelief, as you said earlier. If you tell him, "You are a Muslim man, and you are zealous, so return from your open sinfulness and disbelief," or if you boycott him, he will say to you, "Go away, who is asking about you?" That is why, regarding this ruling now, the issue of boycotting: we advise that the zealous Muslims today not use this weapon because it is not effective. We must unite ourselves to achieve the correct Muslim community where boycotting is beneficial. As for today, boycotting is not beneficial, perhaps.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.