Keeping an atheist friend

· 6 Jumada II 1438 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

I have a friend who calls herself atheist but she tell us to make dua for her sick mother. She believes that dajjal exists. She never tells anything against Islam. Only once I mentioned her something that time she told something. My question should I continue friendship with her. How do I give her dawah?

Answer

Break the friendship and keep a distance.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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