Ruling on boycotting relatives who openly commit sins
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Question:
If I have relatives who do not pray and commit wrongs in their homes, such as free mixing of men and women and other things, and I am unable to rebuke them, is it obligatory for me to visit them?
Answer:
If your brothers are committing wrongs, or if you have relatives who are committing wrongs, then either you visit them for the sake of rebuking them and advising them, which is good. You visit them to rebuke and advise. If they respond, praise be to Allah. If they persist in their falsehood, you boycott them and do not visit them, because they do not deserve a visit as long as they persist in open wrongs, such as drinking intoxicants, abandoning prayers, or similar open sins. Abandoning prayer is a greater disbelief than major sins.
Therefore, the one in this state, meaning the one who commits these wrongs by abandoning prayers and consuming intoxicants, is not visited except for the sake of advice. If advice is beneficial for him, he is visited, advised, and directed toward good. If he responds, praise be to Allah. If he does not respond, he is left alone and not visited thereafter. He is boycotted until Allah guides him.
If I have relatives who do not pray and commit wrongs in their homes, such as free mixing of men and women and other things, and I am unable to rebuke them, is it obligatory for me to visit them?
Answer:
If your brothers are committing wrongs, or if you have relatives who are committing wrongs, then either you visit them for the sake of rebuking them and advising them, which is good. You visit them to rebuke and advise. If they respond, praise be to Allah. If they persist in their falsehood, you boycott them and do not visit them, because they do not deserve a visit as long as they persist in open wrongs, such as drinking intoxicants, abandoning prayers, or similar open sins. Abandoning prayer is a greater disbelief than major sins.
Therefore, the one in this state, meaning the one who commits these wrongs by abandoning prayers and consuming intoxicants, is not visited except for the sake of advice. If advice is beneficial for him, he is visited, advised, and directed toward good. If he responds, praise be to Allah. If he does not respond, he is left alone and not visited thereafter. He is boycotted until Allah guides him.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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