We have relatives who do not pray, but they fast the month of Ramadan, and they do not know the reality of Islam. Should I maintain ties with them or cut them off?
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Question:
We have relatives who do not pray, but they fast the month of Ramadan, and they do not know the reality of Islam. Should I maintain ties with them or cut them off? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, it is obligatory for the Muslim to call to Allah, enjoin what is right, forbid what is wrong, and teach people good, especially with his relatives and kin. Allah the Exalted said:[Ash-Shu'ara 26:214] Allah the Exalted said: [Taha 20:132] So it is obligatory for the Muslim to do what Allah has made obligatory upon him. Allah the Exalted said: [At-Tahrim 66:6] So He commanded to protect oneself first from this Fire, then to protect one's family, and that is by obeying Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) and leaving what Allah has forbidden. So it is obligatory for you to make these people see the truth, to command them to obey Allah, and to be stern with them in their leaving of what Allah has made obligatory upon them. Fasting Ramadan alone is not sufficient; rather, it is necessary to come with the five pillars of Islam: Sahih al-Bukhari 2157 zakah, fasting Ramadan, and Hajj to the House of Allah the Exalted. This is Islam, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) explained it, meaning these are its foundations and pillars. The rest of the commands and acts of obedience are complements and completions of this Islam, while sins and bad deeds diminish this faith or contradict it. So it is obligatory for you to make these people see the truth, to command them and forbid them, and to make it clear to them that fasting alone is not sufficient and is not accepted by Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), and that it is toil without benefit, as long as they do not preserve their prayers. Islam is not partial and cannot be divided. Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Baqarah 2:208], meaning take Islam in its entirety, [Al-Baqarah 2:208]. Yes.
We have relatives who do not pray, but they fast the month of Ramadan, and they do not know the reality of Islam. Should I maintain ties with them or cut them off? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, it is obligatory for the Muslim to call to Allah, enjoin what is right, forbid what is wrong, and teach people good, especially with his relatives and kin. Allah the Exalted said:
And warn, [O Muhammad], your closest kindred.
وَأَنذِرْ عَشِيرَتَكَ الْأَقْرَبِينَAnd enjoin prayer upon your family [and people] and be steadfast therein.
وَأْمُرْ أَهْلَكَ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَاصْطَبِرْ عَلَيْهَاO you who have believed, protect yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel is people and stones
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا قُوا أَنفُسَكُمْ وَأَهْلِيكُمْ نَارًا وَقُودُهَا النَّاسُ وَالْحِجَارَةُto testify that None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and Muhammad is His Apostle, to offer prayers perfectly, to pay
شهادة أن لا إله إلا الله، وأن محمدا رسول الله، وإقام الصلاة، وإيتاءO you who have believed, enter into Islam completely
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا ادْخُلُوا فِي السِّلْمِ كَافَّةًand do not follow the footsteps of Satan. Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy.
وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا خُطُوَاتِ الشَّيْطَانِ إِنَّهُ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، لنا أقرباء لا يصلون، ولكن يصومون شهر رمضان، ولا يعرفون حقيقة الإسلام هل أصلهم أم أقطعهم؟ الفوزان — youtube.com
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