Abandoning the disobedient and disbelieving innovators is required at
all times unless they repent and return to the truth. Whoever reveres
an innovator in religion would thereby be contributing to the
destruction of the religion. When a man of those who denied the divine
decree entered a place where IbnSeereenwas sitting and wanted to speak
about his deviant beliefs, Ibn Seereenblocked his ears with his
fingers and said to him, "Either you leaveor I leave."
Ibn Muflihsaid, "Publicly abandoning whoever commits sins, which are
related to words, deeds or beliefs, is permissible."
Ibn Tameemsaid, "Abandoning disbelieving innovators, disbelievers,
immoral people and those who commit sins publicly, in addition to
abstaining from greeting them is a communal obligation, but it is
disliked for every single person todo this. Moreover, no one should
greet an immoral person who commits sins publicly or an innovator in
religion who openly invites to his innovations. On the other hand, the
Muslim who doesnot commit sins publicly should not be abandoned for
more than three days. Abandoning such people was made lawful to be a
type of treatment rather than a means of destruction; consequently, it
should remain within the proper limits so as notto destroy the person
who was abandoned."
The aim of the Sharee'ah is to maintain people's interests. Also,
there are other factors that must be taken into consideration like how
'strange' Islam is at any given time, rampant ignorance, and the
necessity of adopting leniency and kindness when calling people to
Allaah The Almighty or when refuting any malicious allegation. This is
necessary so that those who perished through disbelief wouldperish
upon evidence, and those who lived in faith would live upon evidence.
'Umar, Abu Ad-Dardaa'and Ibraaheem An-Nakha'iwere of the opinion that
one should not abandon his Muslim brother immediately if he committed
a sin, because a person may sin sometimes but then return to Allaah
The Almighty at other times. This is the best opinion that can accord
with our current conditions, especially when we cannot force people to
be good, not to mention the amount of rampant ignorance that exists in
our time.
Hence, if we find that abandoningsomeone causes him to be more evil,
then it is better to maintain relations with him along with calling
him to Allaah The Almighty.
Abandoning the Husband
It is unlawful for a woman who believes in Allaah The Almighty and in
the Last Day to abandon her husband or refuse to go to him if he wants
to have sexual intercourse with her. In a Hadeeth on the authority of
Abu Hurayrahthe Prophetsaid:"A woman who abandons her husband's bed is
cursed by the angels of Allaah The Exalted."This Hadeeth was narrated
by Ahmad and Al-Bukhaariandthe narration of Muslimhas the
wording:"When a man calls his wife to his bed and she refuses and he
]the husband[ spends the night angry with her, the angels curse her
until morning."In another narration, itis mentioned:"… until she
returns."
It is improper for a wife to use her husband's faults as an excuseto
justify her negligence as there is no connection between the two
matters. She should discharge her obligations and askher rights from
Allaah The Almighty.
The One who Starts by Greeting the Other is the Better One
If abandoning one's Muslim brother is forbidden in principle, then
three days are enough to ridoneself of any negative feelings. The
Sharee'ah considers that the better of two Muslims who are not on good
terms is the one who starts by greeting the other.This meaning was
practically interpreted by the righteous, who were keen on reconciling
people to each other. Abu Al-Hasan Al-Madaa'inisaid, "Al-Hasan and
Al-Husayn, the sonsof 'Ali ibn Abi Taalibdisagreed over something and
abandoned each other. Three days later, Al-Hasancame to his brother
Al-Husaynwhile the latter was sitting and kissed his head. When
Al-Hasansat, Al-Husayn, may Allaah be pleased to him, said to him, 'I
did not come to you first because you aremore deserving of this merit
thanme. Therefore, I detested having what you are worthier of.'"
The Harm of Abandoning one's Fellow Muslims
It is known that abandoning one's Muslim brothers without a
Sharee'ah-approved reason causes a great deal of harm to the society
and the individual. Abandoning Muslims is detestable and incurs the
anger of Allaah The Exalted against those who abandon each other. It
also delays the forgiveness of Allaah The Almighty and is a trap of
the devil through which he induces his followers to drive them to
Hell. Mujaahidsaid, "The good deeds of the uncircumcised person and
the one who abandons his Muslim brother unjustly are suspended until
the former is circumcised and the latter repents."
In a Hadeeth on the authority of Abu Hurayrahthe Prophetsaid:"The
doors of Paradise are opened on Mondays and Thursdays. Every slave who
does not associate anything with Allaah The Almighty will be granted
pardon except the person in whose heart there is rancor against his
brother. It would be said: 'Delay their pardon until they are
reconciled.'"
In general, one must abandon sins, disobedience of Allaah The Almighty
and everything that might lead to them. Also, and more specifically,
he must also beware of abandoning the Quran and other acts of worship
and obedience to Allaah The Almightywho Says )what means(:}And the
Messenger has said, "O Lord! Surely, my people have taken to
themselves this Quran as a thing abandoned."{]Quran 25:30[
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