The ruling on assisting one who abandons prayer in getting married
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Question:
She says: She has a brother who does not pray and does not fast, and he is twenty-five years old. He has not known prayer or fasting since he reached puberty. Is it permissible for us to eat with him?
Is it permissible for me to propose a wife for him who prays, hoping that she will help him return to his religion? Or should we propose a wife like him who does not pray? And since he is the maternal uncle of my daughters, is it permissible for them to uncover themselves in his presence? Please guide us. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
You must advise him, because this is a great evil. So you must advise him, perhaps Allah will guide him through your efforts., and his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): Sunan Ibn Majah 1079Sahih (Darussalam). It is obligatory to advise and direct him to good. If he does not respond, his case should be referred to the court or to the authorities so that he is given the opportunity to repent. If he repents, well and good; otherwise, he is to be killed.
As for uncovering in his presence, there is nothing wrong with it, because he is a mahram (a relative one may not marry), even if he were a disbeliever. He is a mahram to his sisters, his brother’s daughters, and his sister’s daughters. However, he must be boycotted and put under pressure. If kind words do not benefit him, he must be boycotted, and the dislike of his action and the hatred of his action must be made clear to him, and that he has committed a great evil, perhaps Allah will guide him through that. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah accept. May Allah reward you with good. Regarding the proposal for him, they want to marry him off. Should they marry him to a woman who prays or one who abandons prayer?
The Shaykh: No, it is not permissible for him to marry a woman who prays, because it is not permissible for her to marry him. It is not permissible for a woman who prays to marry a man who does not pray. Rather, he must repent to Allah . It is recommended to leave him alone, perhaps Allah will bestow upon him repentance. No one should take advantage of him, because a woman who does not pray may increase his evil. If she does not pray, it is permissible for him to marry one who does not pray, like him, a disbeliever like him. It is permissible for him, but his being assisted in that may harm her as well. It may increase her evil upon her evil. Yes.
The presenter: So, he should be cautious regarding the matter of marriage...
The Shaykh: Caution is better. Caution is better, perhaps Allah will guide him. Perhaps he will return to the right path. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
She says: She has a brother who does not pray and does not fast, and he is twenty-five years old. He has not known prayer or fasting since he reached puberty. Is it permissible for us to eat with him?
Is it permissible for me to propose a wife for him who prays, hoping that she will help him return to his religion? Or should we propose a wife like him who does not pray? And since he is the maternal uncle of my daughters, is it permissible for them to uncover themselves in his presence? Please guide us. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
You must advise him, because this is a great evil. So you must advise him, perhaps Allah will guide him through your efforts.
Between a man and disbelief and shirk (associating partners with Allah) is the abandonment of prayer.
بين الرجل وبين الكفر والشرك ترك الصلاةThe covenant that distinguishes between us and them is prayer; so whoever leaves it, he has committed Kufr.
العهد الذي بيننا وبينهم الصلاة فمن تركها فقد كفرAs for uncovering in his presence, there is nothing wrong with it, because he is a mahram (a relative one may not marry), even if he were a disbeliever. He is a mahram to his sisters, his brother’s daughters, and his sister’s daughters. However, he must be boycotted and put under pressure. If kind words do not benefit him, he must be boycotted, and the dislike of his action and the hatred of his action must be made clear to him, and that he has committed a great evil, perhaps Allah will guide him through that. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah accept. May Allah reward you with good. Regarding the proposal for him, they want to marry him off. Should they marry him to a woman who prays or one who abandons prayer?
The Shaykh: No, it is not permissible for him to marry a woman who prays, because it is not permissible for her to marry him. It is not permissible for a woman who prays to marry a man who does not pray. Rather, he must repent to Allah . It is recommended to leave him alone, perhaps Allah will bestow upon him repentance. No one should take advantage of him, because a woman who does not pray may increase his evil. If she does not pray, it is permissible for him to marry one who does not pray, like him, a disbeliever like him. It is permissible for him, but his being assisted in that may harm her as well. It may increase her evil upon her evil. Yes.
The presenter: So, he should be cautious regarding the matter of marriage...
The Shaykh: Caution is better. Caution is better, perhaps Allah will guide him. Perhaps he will return to the right path. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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