Regarding attending mixed gatherings, or un-islamic functions hosted by our relatives, if we don’t attend, the ties get severed, and relationships stand broken. What to do?

3 Aug 2004 · 17 Jumada II 1425 AH1 min readFatwa 12310English

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Can we attend for the sake of maintaining the relationship? If we break the ties, how can we educate them about the Deen, and do the work of Tabligh among these kind of people?

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You could refer to al-Isaaba of Hafiz ibn Hajar [ra] vol.1 pg.29 (Ilmiyah)

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Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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