Dought - clear - How to deal with a relative who is an apostate.

What is the ruling on upholding ties of kinshipwith a relative who is
anapostate? What is the ruling on visiting him? Can we talk to him and
sit with him? If the answer is yes, what are the limits on that?
If I cannot establish proof against him because he followed his whims
and desires, or because I am not qualified to do that, should I treat
him as an apostate or not?
Praise be to Allah.
Firstly:
The apostate is the one who has gone out of Islam and become a kaafir
(disbeliever) by his words or actions, or by his giving up (some
obligatory duty) or his beliefs.
Not everyone who falls into kufr is regarded as an apostate kaafir.
Thereare some reasons for which a Muslim may be excused and thus not
deemed to be a kaafir, such as ignorance, misinterpretation,
compulsion and error.
See the answer to question no. 4231
And there are some types of apostasy for which there is no excuse,
such as reviling Allah, may He be exalted,or reviling His
Messenger(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), or clearly
expressing heresy, because the common folk and the elite are
unanimously agreed that this is kufr and apostasy from Islam.The one
who does any of these things and does not repent is an apostate.
Secondly:
If it is proven for certain that a person is an apostate, and he is a
relative, then he is to be treated in the following manner:
1. It is obligatory to disavow whatever he believes in of kufr and apostasy.
2. It is haraam to regard him as a friend and love him.
3. It is obligatory to advise him and call him to come back to
Allah, may He be exalted.
4. It is permissible to visit him, talk to him andsit with him
with the aim of calling him to Islam and seeking to guide him, for the
one who is qualified to do that.
5. It is permissible to uphold ties with him by giving gifts and
the like, to encourage him to repent and follow true guidance.
6. He should be shunned and cut off if he persists in his
misguidance, especially if there is an interest to be served by
shunning him, such as exposing his evil or to discourage the other
relatives from following him.
To sum up, you know that this apostate is despised by Allah and Islam
does not allow himto remain in his apostasy. By apostatisinghe has
lost all the sanctities and rights thathe had over the Muslims.Calling
people to Allah, may He be exalted, and being eager to guide people
are among the greatest of good deeds and the most beautiful of
characteristics. So interactions with him must be based on these two
principles, hating the kaafir because of his religion and calling him
and trying to save him from his kufr.

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