What is required of a man who has newly embraced Islam and is addicted to drinking intoxicants
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Question:
The questioner : May Allah guide you. This questioner from abroad says: A man has recently embraced Islam, and he is addicted to drinking intoxicants. Are we obligated to advise him constantly regarding this matter, as we fear he may apostatize from Islam?
Answer:
No, he will not apostatize from Islam, if Allah wills. But you must continue to advise him and explain the harms in intoxicants, so that perhaps He may grant him repentance. You will receive reward for that, for whoever calls to guidance has a reward like that of the one who acts upon it, without anything being deducted from his reward.
The questioner : May Allah guide you. This questioner from abroad says: A man has recently embraced Islam, and he is addicted to drinking intoxicants. Are we obligated to advise him constantly regarding this matter, as we fear he may apostatize from Islam?
Answer:
No, he will not apostatize from Islam, if Allah wills. But you must continue to advise him and explain the harms in intoxicants, so that perhaps He may grant him repentance. You will receive reward for that, for whoever calls to guidance has a reward like that of the one who acts upon it, without anything being deducted from his reward.
Source
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