Is it permissible to boycott relatives or limit interaction with them due to their envy and our lying to them to conceal our circumstances, in order to avoid problems?
It is not permissible to boycott relatives, as envy is not a justification for severance; because maintaining ties with them does not depend on disclosing blessings, and envy does not vanish with severance. Moreover, it cannot be asserted that the disappearance of blessings is due to envy, and the default is to assume the best of one's relatives. Assuming that harm and envy from relatives are proven, there is no harm in limiting the relationship and abandoning certain forms of connection that cause harm, while maintaining other forms of connection. Misconduct does not nullify the essential obligation of maintaining ties. Lying is not permissible unless it is the only means to avert certain harm and equivocation is not possible.
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