What is the ruling on shunning a brother-in-law who caused family problems and relayed personal disputes, affecting the relationship with the wife's family, especially since there is another marital relationship between the two sisters?
Allah Almighty has forbidden discord and abandonment among Muslims. If there is real harm in associating with the wife's brother, then there is no blame in boycotting him, as scholars have unanimously agreed on the permissibility of boycotting for more than three [days] if interaction brings about a deficiency in religion, or harm to oneself or one's worldly affairs. However, it is not permissible to inflict any harm upon him, or to speak about his flaws in his absence, except in specific situations such as seeking redress or advice. Responding to evil with good brings affection and protects against the evil insinuations of Satan.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/113517
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 113517
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy