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Question ID: 1882 Category: Beliefs
Regarding murtad family member

Assalamu alaikum respected Mufti/Ulama,

I have a few questions regarding a family member who is murtad. 

My sister has become murtad. She is married to an atheist. I have completely cut off all relations with her. She also committed blasphemy in writing against Rasulallah sallallahu aliyhi wasallam. My questions are:

My mother continues to have a relationship with murtad daughter and her husband. They come and go in her house as they wish and meet frequently. I have informed my mother of the Shariah rulings for murtad people but she ignores me and continues to have a relationship with my sister (her murtad daughter). I have informed my mother that I cannot have anything to do with my murtad sister and I cannot go to my mother's house because the murtad sister comes and goes with her atheist husband as they wish whenever they wish and I do not want to see her there. According to Islam, am I justified in my decision?

Also, my mother is planning on taking the murtad daughter and her athiest husband to the masjid to attend the nikkah of my other sister. Is it allowed for the murtad sister and her atheist husband to enter the masjid for the purpose of attending nikkah ceremony of my other sister?

JazakAllah khair for your time and response.

 

 

بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم

:الجواب ومنہ الصواب

It is not allowed to maintain relationship with an apostate, because he or she is a disbeliever. In the Holy Qur'an there is a clear command to cut ties with those people. 

Almighty Allah says:

"ومن یرتدد منکم عن دینہ فیمت وھوکافر "سورۃ البقرۃ

لایتخذ المؤمنین الکافرین اولیاء من دون المؤمنین  (سورۃ آل عمران)

Therefore, your attitude towards them is correct. It is right for you to stay away from them, and your parents should also cut ties with both. Also, do not involve them in your ceremonial gatherings or in other family matters. Do not share your joys or sorrows with them, so that the ugliness and abhorrence of blasphemy and apostasy remains in the hearts of Muslims, as well, a warning to the apostates and atheists. It is highly important to demonstrate that the love of Allah (SWT) does prevail over the affection of worldly relationships, otherwise, they would become sinners. 

Nevertheless, if there is hope for reforming the apostate and to bring him or her into the fold of Islam, then there is room for maintaining that relationship. In that situation, it is important to guide and encourage the apostate towards Islam in the best manner possible and to keep praying for their return to the blessed faith. As for entering the Masjid, the infidels and apostates are allowed, provided they are bodily clean and from any ritual impurity. 

(مستفاد از امداد الاحکام جلد4 صفحہ :393)

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