The Meaning of the Saying of Allah the Exalted: {So greet yourselves...}
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Question:
What is meant by [Surat al-Nur: 61]?
Answer:
It means: the people of the house. So if there is no one in the house, one does not greet anyone; that is, one greets whoever is in the house.
Q: And if he enters a house and its people are abandoning the prayer, what does he do in this situation?
A: Those who abandon the prayer are not his people. He distances himself from them and separates from them; they are not his family.
Q: In the context of maintaining family ties?
A: No, he strives against them until they submit to Islam, and he does not initiate the greeting to them.
What is meant by
So greet yourselves...
فَسَلِّمُوا عَلَى أَنْفُسِكُمْ..Answer:
It means: the people of the house. So if there is no one in the house, one does not greet anyone; that is, one greets whoever is in the house.
Q: And if he enters a house and its people are abandoning the prayer, what does he do in this situation?
A: Those who abandon the prayer are not his people. He distances himself from them and separates from them; they are not his family.
Q: In the context of maintaining family ties?
A: No, he strives against them until they submit to Islam, and he does not initiate the greeting to them.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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