The ruling on sitting with and keeping the company of those who do not pray
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Question:
There are some friends with whom I spend time and whom I consider like brothers; they are loyal and sincere, but they do not pray, may Allah protect us from that, and some of them only pray in Ramadan, while others commit the major sins that Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) have forbidden.
And in my capacity as a Muslim, I try to draw some of my friends to prayer and worship. Should I cut off relations with them in accordance with the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): May the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) be truthful? And if I cut off relations with them, does that mean I must cut off relations with most of my colleagues from my area and my school level who do not pray, and remain isolated from these people?
Please advise us. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Yes, yes, you must cut off relations with them if they do not accept your advice, do not benefit from you, and do not seek guidance from you. You must not keep their company, and they must not be your companions in visits, eating, or the like. Rather, cut off relations with them, and it does not harm you to study in the school where they are, but do not take them as friends, nor as companions in eating and drinking, nor in visiting other brothers. No, cut off relations with them until they know that you are boycotting them and that you hate them for the sake of Allah; because abandoning prayer is major disbelief according to the correct opinion. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:.
So those who do not pray, and you have advised them for the sake of Allah and have done your best with them, you must cut off relations with them. Do not accept their invitations, and do not invite them to a feast at your home, and do not be with them in visits. Cut off relations with them until they know the truth of your hatred of them for the sake of Allah and your disapproval of them. And along with this, ask Allah in your prayer, in your prostration, and in other times, that Allah will guide them and bestow upon them repentance. You love good for them and ask Allah for their guidance, but you show them coldness, hatred, and boycott so that perhaps they may be guided.
So if you hope for their Islam and hope for their guidance, do not cut off visiting them solely for the sake of calling them to the truth. Visit them from time to time for the sake of calling them to the truth, not because they are your friends, but for the sake of calling them to the truth and guiding them so that perhaps they may be guided. Yes.
The questioner: May Allah reward you with good.
There are some friends with whom I spend time and whom I consider like brothers; they are loyal and sincere, but they do not pray, may Allah protect us from that, and some of them only pray in Ramadan, while others commit the major sins that Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) have forbidden.
And in my capacity as a Muslim, I try to draw some of my friends to prayer and worship. Should I cut off relations with them in accordance with the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him):
Between the Muslim and the disbeliever is the abandonment of prayer, so whoever abandons it has committed disbelief
بين المسلم والكافر ترك الصلاة، فمن تركها فقد كفرPlease advise us. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Yes, yes, you must cut off relations with them if they do not accept your advice, do not benefit from you, and do not seek guidance from you. You must not keep their company, and they must not be your companions in visits, eating, or the like. Rather, cut off relations with them, and it does not harm you to study in the school where they are, but do not take them as friends, nor as companions in eating and drinking, nor in visiting other brothers. No, cut off relations with them until they know that you are boycotting them and that you hate them for the sake of Allah; because abandoning prayer is major disbelief according to the correct opinion. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Between a man and disbelief and shirk (associating partners with Allah) is the abandonment of prayer.
بين الرجل وبين الكفر والشرك ترك الصلاةSo those who do not pray, and you have advised them for the sake of Allah and have done your best with them, you must cut off relations with them. Do not accept their invitations, and do not invite them to a feast at your home, and do not be with them in visits. Cut off relations with them until they know the truth of your hatred of them for the sake of Allah and your disapproval of them. And along with this, ask Allah in your prayer, in your prostration, and in other times, that Allah will guide them and bestow upon them repentance. You love good for them and ask Allah for their guidance, but you show them coldness, hatred, and boycott so that perhaps they may be guided.
So if you hope for their Islam and hope for their guidance, do not cut off visiting them solely for the sake of calling them to the truth. Visit them from time to time for the sake of calling them to the truth, not because they are your friends, but for the sake of calling them to the truth and guiding them so that perhaps they may be guided. Yes.
The questioner: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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