when you live in a musim family and someone leaves islam,partly, by that i mean they consider thereselves half muslim and half christian,are you ordered to sever ties with them in islam?and if u still communicate and spend time with them is it bad?
2007-07-31 03:08:26 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
In the Name of Allah, Most Compassionate and Merciful
As-salamu 'alaykum.
Insha-Allah this reaches you in the best of 'afiya and iman.
Firstly, in this world, there are three types of people as it relates to their eternal station with God Most High. There are Muslims -- those who believe that there is no god -- just Allah and that Muhammad is his messenger and accept and confirm what the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) brought that is necessarily known to be of the religion. There are also kafirs who say that the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) lied. Finally, there are those that never received the true message of Islam's basics or received a distorted version of them. Everyone, including the family member you mention, falls into one of the three categories, with the kafirs being the ones who eternally fuel the hellfire. Thus it doesn't make sense to say that someone is half-Muslim, i.e. half of them believes that the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) lied or half of them did not receive the message, unless the person is not sane or is mentally challenged to the point that they are not responsible for any rulings of the Sacred Law, out of Allah's Mercy.
This said, one should not sever ties with a family member unless there is good reason to believe that this will correct the problem -- in this case bring the person back to Islam. In such a case, one may attempt a short-term severance of ties. Otherwise, one should spend in one's time and money from whatever is considered normal in such relations among religious people in keeping ties with such a person. [One should be generous and display the best of character traits with such a person, following the example of our Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace). This is the best form of da'wa.] Beyond this of one's time is of no benefit, as one only absorbs something from the person one spends time with. One should make dua' for such a person that he/she may repent and return to Islam, and this is easy for Allah. Such a person may become greater than any of us. In a non-Muslim society, it is not permissible to do anything beyond warning an apostate of their grave error, in terms of commanding the right and forbidding the wrong, and this should be done. The execution of apostates who refuse to make repentance and return to Islam is only applicable in a Muslim state ruled under a Caliph and carried out under the legal system of the society. And Allah Most High knows best. And all praise is due to Allah, Lord of all the worlds.
Was-salaam.
2007-07-31 09:12:46 · answer #1 · answered by Jeremy C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Severing the Ties of Kinship
Al-Hamdullillah Wa-Salaatu Was-Salaamu A`laa Rasollillah, Amaa B`ad:
Shaykh Abdur-Razaaq (hafidha-hullah) continued his duroos of Adabul-Mufrad of Imaam Al-Bukaaree with the chapter:
The Sin of the one who Severes the Ties of Kinship
From Jubair bin Mu`tam that he heard the Messenger of Allah (Salaahu Alaihee Wasallam) say:
"The one who severes the ties of kinship will not enter paradise."
Declared as Saheeh by Shaykh Al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood (1488).
Shaykh Abdur-Razaaq went onto explain:
This Hadith explains the sin of the one who severes the ties of kinship and that he will be prevented from entering Paradise. The statement that he will not enter Paradise holds two meanings:
1. He will never enter Paradise and will reside in the Hell-Fire forever. This is the case where the individual makes the action Halaal for himself and declares it to be permissible.
2. He will be prevented from entering Paradise for a period of time. And he will not be from those who will be the foremost to enter it. This is the case where the individual severes the ties of kinship, knowing that it is Haraam. But does so out of following desires and weakness. Here the individual (if he does not repent) will be under the Will of Allah. If Allah chooses, then He will punish him and if He chooses not to, then He (Allah) will forgive him.
And Allah the Most High knows best.
Authored by : Abdur-Raoof Muhammad, Abu Sumayyah
Date Published: Wednesday, 18 July 2007
2007-07-31 04:09:10 · answer #2 · answered by Muslimsister_2001@yahoo.co.uk 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, you really need to do that. From my experience, i had someone closed to our family that covert to christian, but my family is the only one that that dont let her down. My father believe that, we can change their believe and still help them by be a real muslim, show them that we are real muslim in relationship, as a family. Later she notice that and she convert back to Islam. TQ Allah.
2007-07-31 06:39:08 · answer #3 · answered by ironlady42 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sorry, answering even though not muslim...
sherkhaan answered you rightly. What does THAT tell you about the islamic religion? Hey, if you were in the right country, you too could have a hand in killing them.
Islam is FORCED on people.
2007-07-31 04:04:05 · answer #4 · answered by Jed 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My question is .... what makes you so sure you are a Muslim? I know for a fact 99.9999% of Muslims are not "Muslims" today.
What answer do you have to that? .......... The one who believes in God, the hereafter and does good deeds will have nothing to fear and will not grieve.
You so called Muslims of today have NO clue about faith ...... May GOD help us all.
2007-07-31 07:52:31 · answer #5 · answered by Asad 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although we have responsibilities to our families, the qur'an is very clear about how to deal with someone who is Muslim and then turns their back on it. There is no such thing as half Muslim, half Christian, sorry. You are either one or the other.
2007-07-31 03:21:15 · answer #6 · answered by Zahira B 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, you should not seperate from them. You should compare and study the Quaran and Bible together and try to gain a true knowledge of truth. You will then know the truth and the truth shall set you free. Then there will no more half and half. Both will be Christians!
2007-07-31 03:19:09 · answer #7 · answered by Jim B 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
I still have good communication with my nephew who convert to Christianity. It sadness yes, but I always try to be nice to everyone, I love him and I still hope and pray that he will be back to Islam
2007-07-31 03:24:06 · answer #8 · answered by marhama 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No, just because they don't want to jihad and they have pork tenderloins dancing in their heads isn't a reason to separate family ties. Eating pork everyday is okay.
2007-07-31 03:24:48 · answer #9 · answered by WhereTheBuffaloRoam 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
yes we are even if they become non-muslims
the prophet always said to keep in touch with our family members no matter what religion they are
2007-07-31 03:14:04 · answer #10 · answered by °·.¸.•°amoona°·.¸.•° 3 · 3⤊ 3⤋