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Is a brother who curses or beats his sister for not obeying him in a sin against Allah considered one of the warring disbelievers whom one must abandon?

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Striking or reviling one's brother for not obeying him in an act of disobedience to Allah does not make him a disbelieving combatant who must be shunned; rather, he is a sinful Muslim. Shunning a disobedient person is a means of deterring and restraining, and in it, the benefits and harms should be weighed.

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