FatwaFederal TerritoriesEthics, Remembrance & Supplication
TIDAK TAHAN DENGAN PERANGAI KERABAT
Is reducing visits to uncles, aunts or cousins because one cannot tolerate their behaviour considered cutting off family ties?
Short answer
Reducing visits is not considered severing family ties if the purpose is to avoid something forbidden, based on the maxim that when the lawful and the unlawful meet, avoiding the unlawful takes priority.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Ethics, Remembrance & Supplication
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Reducing visits is not considered severing family ties if the purpose is to avoid something forbidden, based on the maxim that when the lawful and the unlawful meet, avoiding the unlawful takes priority. The ruling advises that gatherings be filled with beneficial matters and that visits be shortened when there are things improper by religious standards.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Tidak dianggap memutuskan silaturrahim jika seseorang itu mengurangkan ziarah kerana mengelakkan perkara yag haram
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “TIDAK TAHAN DENGAN PERANGAI KERABAT”, 15 February 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/1686-tidak-tahan-dengan-perangai-kerabat. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/reducing-visits-relatives-cutting-family-ties/