Ruling on living with a relative who does not pray sometimes
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Question:
What is the ruling on living with a relative who does not perform the prayer except intermittently, knowing that I constantly advise him not to abandon the prayer and to maintain it, but he does not respond to me sometimes?
Answer:
This requires a detailed explanation:
If the one living with the one who abandons prayer, whether completely or sometimes, has the power over him and the ability to influence him through advice and guidance, and does not fear his harm, then there is no harm in his staying with him, continuing to advise him, guiding him to good, taking him by the hand, and other means of his guidance and rectification, while making clear his dislike of his action, his anger at it, and showing him his dislike of his action and his migration from the falsehood he is upon, by changing his behavior toward him and treating him like one whose work he dislikes and whose work he does not approve of, and one whose guidance he hopes for. If the residence is a legitimate religious interest for his calling, like a father with his son, a mother with her son, or an older brother with his younger brother, so that he may be guided, then good is hoped for in that.
As for if the resident fears this one who abandons prayer, because he is older than him, or because he has power over him, or because he has made the falsehood attractive to him and invites him to his bad work, then he should leave and not stay with him, lest it harm him and lest it drag him into his falsehood.
Then there is another matter, which is that the person who stays with one who abandons prayer or with one who engages in some of disbelief has two states:
A state where he is able to leave to any place and he has...
What is the ruling on living with a relative who does not perform the prayer except intermittently, knowing that I constantly advise him not to abandon the prayer and to maintain it, but he does not respond to me sometimes?
Answer:
This requires a detailed explanation:
If the one living with the one who abandons prayer, whether completely or sometimes, has the power over him and the ability to influence him through advice and guidance, and does not fear his harm, then there is no harm in his staying with him, continuing to advise him, guiding him to good, taking him by the hand, and other means of his guidance and rectification, while making clear his dislike of his action, his anger at it, and showing him his dislike of his action and his migration from the falsehood he is upon, by changing his behavior toward him and treating him like one whose work he dislikes and whose work he does not approve of, and one whose guidance he hopes for. If the residence is a legitimate religious interest for his calling, like a father with his son, a mother with her son, or an older brother with his younger brother, so that he may be guided, then good is hoped for in that.
As for if the resident fears this one who abandons prayer, because he is older than him, or because he has power over him, or because he has made the falsehood attractive to him and invites him to his bad work, then he should leave and not stay with him, lest it harm him and lest it drag him into his falsehood.
Then there is another matter, which is that the person who stays with one who abandons prayer or with one who engages in some of disbelief has two states:
A state where he is able to leave to any place and he has...
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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