Boycotting a Muslim
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Abandoning a bad deed
Question: If a person intends to do something bad but does not do it, is a bad deed recorded for him or not?
Answer: It is reported in the hadith that if a Muslim intends to do a bad deed but does not do it, a good deed is recorded for him, and this is if he refrains from doing it out of fear of Allah the Exalted. However, if he leaves off the deed because he is unable to do it, while intending that if he were able, he would do it, then he is to be feared regarding sin because of his intention.
So if he intends a bad deed and does not do it out of fear of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, and out of aversion to that bad deed, and by turning away from it, then he is rewarded for this and a good deed is recorded for him, as in the hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
Answer: It is not permissible to boycott for more than three days if it is for a worldly matter,As he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Abi Dawud 4914Sahih (Al-Albani), so it is obligatory for Muslims to maintain contact and love for the sake of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and not to follow the impulses and incitements of Satan, and not to sever ties, as He the Exalted said: [Al-Hujurat: 10], especially if the believer is a relative, for he also has the right of kinship and maintaining ties. So if the misunderstanding is over a worldly matter, it should not cause them to boycott each other; rather, it is obligatory for the Muslim to reconcile with his brother and remove the boycott between them, and the best of the two is the one who initiates it.
As for if the boycott is for a religious matter, such that this person has committed a forbidden act, or left off an obligatory act, and he was advised but did not comply, then at that time he is to be boycotted continuously until he repents to Allah, Mighty and Majestic.
As for if the boycott is for the sake of the world, then it is not permissible, and if it occurs, it should not exceed three days.
Question: If a person intends to do something bad but does not do it, is a bad deed recorded for him or not?
Answer: It is reported in the hadith that if a Muslim intends to do a bad deed but does not do it, a good deed is recorded for him, and this is if he refrains from doing it out of fear of Allah the Exalted. However, if he leaves off the deed because he is unable to do it, while intending that if he were able, he would do it, then he is to be feared regarding sin because of his intention.
So if he intends a bad deed and does not do it out of fear of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, and out of aversion to that bad deed, and by turning away from it, then he is rewarded for this and a good deed is recorded for him, as in the hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
Answer: It is not permissible to boycott for more than three days if it is for a worldly matter,As he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
It is not allowable for a Muslim to keep apart from his brother for more than three days
لا يحل لمسلم أن يهجر أخاه فوق ثلاثThe believers are but brothers
إِنَّمَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ إِخْوَةٌAs for if the boycott is for a religious matter, such that this person has committed a forbidden act, or left off an obligatory act, and he was advised but did not comply, then at that time he is to be boycotted continuously until he repents to Allah, Mighty and Majestic.
As for if the boycott is for the sake of the world, then it is not permissible, and if it occurs, it should not exceed three days.