Is it permissible to cut off visiting one's sister because there is a satellite dish in her house, and is phone contact sufficient?
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The questioner : Regarding the topic, he says approximately: "My esteemed Shaykh, my sister lives in the city of Riyadh, and I used to visit her. Now her husband has installed a satellite dish in their home, and I am hesitant to visit her. Should I visit her or cut her off? Is phone contact sufficient? I should mention that when I go to her, I sleep at their place. I am now ashamed before Allah to sleep with this evil satellite dish above me."
The Shaykh : It is obligatory for you to maintain ties with your sister, go to her house, and advise her husband to the best of your ability. It is not permissible for a person to cut off his relatives, meaning his kin, just because they are sinners. This is based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Luqman 31:14-15] The scenario is: a person has two parents, a mother and a father, who associate partners with Allah. They have made every effort to make their son associate partners with them along with them. He says, "I associate partners with Allah," and they have exerted their utmost effort and energy for that. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says: But what did He say? [Luqman 31:15] He did not say: "Cut them off." [Luqman 31:15] He did not say: "Cut them off." Therefore, it is obligatory for a person to maintain ties with his relatives, call them to Allah, and advise them. If they comply, that is what is required. Otherwise, the sin is upon them. If he maintains ties with them, goes to them, and contacts them, and they offer him food or drink, let him eat and drink, provided that the sin is not in front of him, such as if they have turned on the satellite dish and he is looking at forbidden things. In that case, he says: "Either you turn it off, or I will leave." And he must leave if they refuse, because it is not permissible to participate in what is wrong. Yes.
The Shaykh : It is obligatory for you to maintain ties with your sister, go to her house, and advise her husband to the best of your ability. It is not permissible for a person to cut off his relatives, meaning his kin, just because they are sinners. This is based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:
