How can one deal with neighbors who commit فساد (immorality/corruption) in their home after attempts to advise them have failed?
The rights of a neighbor in Islam are great, encompassing kindness towards them by doing good, refraining from harming them, and enduring any harm from them.
Therefore, one must repel the wrongs of a neighbor with kindness and continue to advise them in an appropriate manner, as Allah Almighty says: "And not equal are the good deed and the bad. Repel [evil] with that which is better, then behold, he between whom and you was enmity [will become] as though he was a devoted friend."
Some good people can be brought in to advise him. If he responds, that is a great good. If he does not respond and persists, then patience with him is best, as long as he is not openly committing sin or inviting to it. Otherwise, it is obligatory to inform whoever can remove his wrongdoing. If that is not possible, then moving to another place, if feasible.
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