What is the ruling on accepting the invitation of one who does not pray?
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Question:
Our neighbor does not pray in the mosque, neither he nor his children, and it appears to us that they do not pray at all. Sometimes they invite us to have lunch or dinner. Is it permissible for us to accept their invitation or not?
Answer:
Answer: Be frank with them. You are our neighbor, and you have rights over us; but we do not see you in the mosque, neither you nor your children. There is no doubt that the one who abandons congregational prayer is to be boycotted. Would you be pleased if we boycotted you and did not enter your home? You would not be pleased with that. We should approach them in a way that, if Allah wills, he may become aware and repent to Allah.
Our neighbor does not pray in the mosque, neither he nor his children, and it appears to us that they do not pray at all. Sometimes they invite us to have lunch or dinner. Is it permissible for us to accept their invitation or not?
Answer:
Answer: Be frank with them. You are our neighbor, and you have rights over us; but we do not see you in the mosque, neither you nor your children. There is no doubt that the one who abandons congregational prayer is to be boycotted. Would you be pleased if we boycotted you and did not enter your home? You would not be pleased with that. We should approach them in a way that, if Allah wills, he may become aware and repent to Allah.
Source
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