If I have a neighbor close to my house who does not pray, but there are people in his house who do pray, should I stop giving them charity and gifts because of him?
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The questioner : He says: If I have a neighbor close to my house who does not pray, but there are people in his house who do pray, should I stop giving them charity and gifts because of him, or should I intend it for the members of his household who pray? And what is the ruling regarding the one who may Allah protect us from, who does not pray, if I have already advised him several times?
The Shaykh : As for the first part of the question, we say: Yes, maintain your relationship with your neighbors, even if there is among them one who does not pray, as long as the majority in the house are those who pray. But if they all do not pray, may Allah protect us from that, as is the case in some families, then these people are not worthy of charity or kindness, because these people do not acknowledge their religion. This is different from a neighbor who is an original disbeliever, meaning: disbelief did not come upon him later. In that case, you should be kind to him. For this reason, the scholars said: "Neighbors are of three types: The first is a Muslim neighbor who is a close relative, so he has the right of Islam and the right of kinship. The second is a disbeliever neighbor who is a close relative, so he has the right of..." What?
The student: Kinship.
The Shaykh :"and the right of neighborliness as well. The third is a disbeliever who is not a close relative, so he has the right of neighborliness." But if the disbelief is apostasy, may Allah protect us from that, like the one who does not pray, then he is not helped with anything, and nothing is given to him in charity. Yes.
The Shaykh : As for the first part of the question, we say: Yes, maintain your relationship with your neighbors, even if there is among them one who does not pray, as long as the majority in the house are those who pray. But if they all do not pray, may Allah protect us from that, as is the case in some families, then these people are not worthy of charity or kindness, because these people do not acknowledge their religion. This is different from a neighbor who is an original disbeliever, meaning: disbelief did not come upon him later. In that case, you should be kind to him. For this reason, the scholars said: "Neighbors are of three types: The first is a Muslim neighbor who is a close relative, so he has the right of Islam and the right of kinship. The second is a disbeliever neighbor who is a close relative, so he has the right of..." What?
The student: Kinship.
The Shaykh :"and the right of neighborliness as well. The third is a disbeliever who is not a close relative, so he has the right of neighborliness." But if the disbelief is apostasy, may Allah protect us from that, like the one who does not pray, then he is not helped with anything, and nothing is given to him in charity. Yes.