Boycotting the Perpetrator of a Crime
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Q: Boycotting the perpetrator of a crime, what is the position of the caller to Islam regarding this? Especially if he is a relative?
A: This requires detailed explanation: It is prescribed to boycott and cut off relations with him if he openly persists in the evil and advice does not benefit him. It is prescribed for his relative or neighbor to boycott him, not respond to his invitations, and not greet him, until he repents to Allah from this evil. This is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the Companions did when Ka'b ibn Malik and his two companions lagged behind the Battle of Tabuk without a valid religious excuse. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that they not be spoken to and that they be boycotted. So they were all boycotted until they repented and Allah accepted their repentance.
However, if boycotting the person may lead to something more evil than his action, because he holds a position in the state or holds a position in his tribe, then boycotting him is left off, and he is treated with the best manner and shown kindness, so that boycotting him does not lead to something worse than his evil and uglier than his deed. The evidence for this is that he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not treat the head of the hypocrites, Abdullah ibn Abi ibn Salul, in the same way he treated the three, namely: Ka'b and his two companions. Rather, he was gentle with him and did not boycott him, because he was the leader of his people, and there was fear that his imprisonment and boycotting would cause fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) for the community in Madinah. Therefore, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was gentle with him until he died upon his hypocrisy. We ask Allah for safety.
There are other instances where the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not boycott certain people, but was gentle with them until Allah guided them. So gentleness in da'wah (calling others to Islam) is among its most binding matters. And success is from Allah.
A: This requires detailed explanation: It is prescribed to boycott and cut off relations with him if he openly persists in the evil and advice does not benefit him. It is prescribed for his relative or neighbor to boycott him, not respond to his invitations, and not greet him, until he repents to Allah from this evil. This is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the Companions did when Ka'b ibn Malik and his two companions lagged behind the Battle of Tabuk without a valid religious excuse. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that they not be spoken to and that they be boycotted. So they were all boycotted until they repented and Allah accepted their repentance.
However, if boycotting the person may lead to something more evil than his action, because he holds a position in the state or holds a position in his tribe, then boycotting him is left off, and he is treated with the best manner and shown kindness, so that boycotting him does not lead to something worse than his evil and uglier than his deed. The evidence for this is that he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not treat the head of the hypocrites, Abdullah ibn Abi ibn Salul, in the same way he treated the three, namely: Ka'b and his two companions. Rather, he was gentle with him and did not boycott him, because he was the leader of his people, and there was fear that his imprisonment and boycotting would cause fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) for the community in Madinah. Therefore, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was gentle with him until he died upon his hypocrisy. We ask Allah for safety.
There are other instances where the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not boycott certain people, but was gentle with them until Allah guided them. So gentleness in da'wah (calling others to Islam) is among its most binding matters. And success is from Allah.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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