Ruling on sitting with one who does not pray and who denies that hijab is obligatory and mocks it, and mocks ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her)
Question

                What is the ruling on being in company with a person who does not pray or fast, he also denies that hejab is obligatory and makes fun of it. I heard him once making fun of A’esha may Allah be pleased with her. What is the ruling especially if he was not one of my womb-related relatives?.
Praise be to Allah.
    Firstly: 

    These actions of the person you are asking about sitting with 
    constitute kufr and apostasy, and we are amazed that he claims to be a 
    Muslim when this is the case. Not praying is major kufr, as is proven in the 
    Qur’aan and Sunnah and by the consensus of the Sahaabah (may Allaah be 
    pleased with them). 

    With regard to women’s hijab, if what is meant is covering 
    the face (niqaab), there is a difference of opinion among the scholars 
    concerning it. The more correct view is that it is obligatory for all women 
    and that it does not apply only to the wives of the Prophet  (peace and 
    blessings of Allaah be upon him).  

    Shaykh Saalih ibn Fawzaan al-Fawzaan (may Allaah preserve 
    him) said:   

    With regard to niqaab, covering the face is obligatory, 
    according to the correct scholarly opinion, and this is what is supported by 
    the saheeh evidence, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

    “and to draw their veils all over Juyoobihinna (i.e. their 
    bodies, faces, necks and bosoms)”

    [al-Noor 24:31]. 

    And Allaah said concerning the wives of the Prophet  
    (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) (interpretation of the meaning):

    “And when you ask (his wives) for anything you want, ask 
    them from behind a screen, that is purer for your hearts and for their 
    hearts”

    [al-Ahzaab 33:53]. 

    The fact that it is speaking of the wives of the Prophet  
    (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) does not mean that the ruling 
    should not apply to other Muslim women, because the reason for that is 
    general, namely “that is purer for your hearts and for their hearts.” 

    So the reason is general and applies both to the wives of the 
    Prophet  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and to other women. 
    Purity is required of all, because Allaah says in another verse 
    (interpretation of the meaning): 

    “O Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters and the 
    women of the believers to draw their cloaks (veils) all over their bodies 
    (i.e. screen themselves completely except the eyes or one eye to see the 
    way). That will be better, that they should be known (as free respectable 
    women) so as not to be annoyed”

    [al-Ahzaab 33:59]. 

    End quote from Fataawa al-Shaykh al-Fawzaan (4/242, 
    243; question no. 250). 

    For more information please see the answer to question no. 
    11774. 

    But if what is meant by hijab is covering the head, then 
    there is no difference of opinion among the scholars concerning the fact 
    that it is obligatory. His rejection of both types, and his making fun of 
    them, is apostasy from Islam, because even though covering the face is not 
    obligatory according to some scholars, they are unanimously agreed that it 
    is prescribed in Islam and that it is part of the religion of Allaah, so 
    denying it and making fun of it is kufr which puts one beyond the pale of 
    Islam. 

    There is no excuse at all for this heretic to make fun of the 
    Mother of the Believers ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her), rather 
    it is indicative of what is in his heart of hypocrisy and heresy, which 
    shows itself in this slip of the tongue. ‘Aa’ishah is the Mother of the 
    Believers and the wife of the Prophet  (peace and blessings of Allaah be 
    upon him), whose innocence was declared by Allaah in verses that will be 
    recited until the Day of Resurrection. The one who makes fun of her is in 
    fact making fun of her husband, who is the Prophet  (peace and blessings 
    of Allaah be upon him), and the one who denies that she is the Mother of the 
    believers is putting himself outside of their circle, but he does not harm 
    her at all. 

    Secondly: 

    If this is the case with this relative, then he should be 
    told that he is doing something which implies that he is an apostate, and 
    that he must repent and come back to his religion. If he meets his Lord in 
    this state, he will not be meeting Him as a Muslim. 

    What you must do – after advising him – is shun his company 
    and beware of him, unless the one who wants to sit with him has a sufficient 
    level of knowledge to repel his kufr. His companions should beware of his 
    evil, and upholding ties of kinship with him is not obligatory, rather it is 
    not permissible to initiate the greeting of salaam with him. 

    Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

    “And when they hear Al‑Laghw (dirty, false, evil vain 
    talk), they withdraw from it and say: ‘To us our deeds, and to you your 
    deeds. Peace be to you. We seek not (the way of) the ignorant’”

    [al-Qasas 28:55].

    Shaykh ‘Abd al-Rahmaan al-Sa’di (may Allaah have mercy on 
    him) said: 

    “And when they hear Al‑Laghw (dirty, false, evil vain 
    talk)” from an ignorant person who addresses it to them, “they say” 
    – the words of the slaves of the Most Merciful who have understanding – “To 
    us our deeds, and to you your deeds” i.e., each will be requited for his 
    deeds that he did by himself, and he will not bear anything of the burden of 
    another. This implies that they are innocent of what the ignorant do of 
    laghw (vain talk), falsehood and idle talk. 

    “Peace be to you” i.e., you will not hear anything 
    from us but good, and we will not address you as your ignorance deserves. 
    Even if you allow yourselves to indulge in this rotten talk, we declare 
    ourselves to be above it and we protect ourselves from indulging in it. “We 
    seek not (the way of) the ignorant’” in any sense. 

    Tafseer al-Sa’di (p. 620). 

    The scholars of the Standing Committee were asked: 

    Is it permissible for me to sit with one who does not pray? 

    They replied: 

    The one who does not pray deliberately and denies that it is 
    obligatory is a kaafir, according to scholarly consensus. If he does not 
    pray because he is heedless and lazy, then he is a kaafir, according to the 
    correct scholarly opinion. Based on that, it is not permissible to sit with 
    these people, rather they should be shunned and cut off, after explaining to 
    them that not praying is kufr, if they are the type of people who may be 
    unaware of the ruling. It is narrated in a saheeh report from the Messenger 
    of Allaah  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) that he said: 
    “The covenant that stands between us and them is prayer; whoever does not 
    pray is a kaafir.” And it is narrated in another saheeh report that he  
    (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Between a man and kufr 
    and shirk there stands his giving up prayer.” Narrated by Muslim in his 
    Saheeh. This includes both the one who denies that it is obligatory and 
    the one who does not do it out of laziness. 

    Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz, Shaykh ‘Abd al-Razzaaq 
    ‘Afeefi, Shaykh ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Ghadyaan. 

    Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah 
    (12/374, 375) 

    The scholars of the Standing Committee were asked: 

    Is it permissible to say salaam to one who does not pray? 

    They replied: 

    The one who does not pray because he denies it is obligatory 
    is a kaafir according to scholarly consensus, and the one who does not pray 
    out of laziness, but does not deny that it is obligatory is a kaafir, 
    according to the correct scholarly view. So it is not permissible to say 
    salaams to him, or to return his salaam if he greets you with salaam, 
    because he is regarded as an apostate from Islam.  

    Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz, Shaykh ‘Abd al-Razzaaq 
    ‘Afeefi, Shaykh ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Ghadyaan, Shaykh ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Qa’ood. 

    Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah 
    (24/141, 142) 

    The scholars of the Standing Committee said: 

    The one who makes fun of the religion of Islam or the Sunnah 
    that is proven from the Messenger of Allaah  (peace and blessings of 
    Allaah be upon him), such as letting the beard grow, shortening the clothes 
    to above the ankles or halfway up the calves, when he knows that this is 
    proven, is a kaafir. The one who mocks the Muslim and makes fun of him 
    because of his adhering to Islam, is a kaafir, because Allaah says 
    (interpretation of the meaning): 

    “Say: ‘Was it at Allaah ( عز 
    و جل ), and His Ayaat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, 
    revelations, etc.) and His Messenger (صلى الله 
    عليه وسلم) that you were mocking?’

    66. Make no excuse; you disbelieved after you had 
    believed”

    [al-Tawbah 9:65-66]

    Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz, Shaykh ‘Abd al-Razzaaq 
    ‘Afeefi, Shaykh ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Ghadyaan, Shaykh ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Qa’ood. 

    Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah 
    (2/43-44). 

    Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) 
    said: 

    What you must do is shun the one who does not pray, and cut 
    off ties with him, and do not accept his invitation, until he repents to 
    Allaah from that; but you should also advise him and call him to the truth, 
    and warn him of the consequences of not praying in this world and in the 
    Hereafter, in the hope that he may repent and Allaah may accept his 
    repentance. 

    Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn Baaz 
    (10/266) 

    Shaykh Saalih ibn Fawzaan al-Fawzaan (may Allaah preserve 
    him) was asked: 

    Is it permissible for me to sit and eat and drink with 
    someone who does not pray and persists in not praying? 

    He replied: 

    It is not permissible for you to sit with him and eat and 
    drink with him, unless you are advising him and rebuking him, and you hope 
    that Allaah may guide him at your hands. If you are sitting with him, then 
    this is what you must do with him, because this comes under the heading of 
    denouncing evil and calling people to Allaah, and perhaps Allaah may guide 
    him at your hands. 

    But if you are sitting with him and eating and drinking with 
    him without denouncing him, and he is persisting in not praying, or is 
    persisting in some major sin, then it is not permissible for you to mix with 
    him. Allaah cursed the Children of Israel for something similar to this. He 
    says (interpretation of the meaning):  

    “Those among the Children of Israel who disbelieved were 
    cursed by the tongue of Dawood (David) and ‘Eesa (Jesus), son of Maryam 
    (Mary). That was because they disobeyed (Allaah and the Messengers) and were 
    ever transgressing beyond bounds.

    79. They used not to forbid one another from Al-Munkar 
    (wrong, evildoing, sins, polytheism, disbelief) which they committed”

    [al-Maa'idah 5:78-79].

    In the commentary on this verse it is narrated that one of 
    them would see another committing sin and tell him not to do that, then he 
    would meet him the next day and he would still be persisting in sin, and he 
    would not tell him not to do that and he would mix with him, and would eat 
    and drink with him and sit with him. When Allaah saw that they did that, He 
    set them against one another, and cursed them on the lips of their 
    Prophets. 

    And the Prophet of Allaah  (peace and blessings of Allaah 
    be upon him) warned us against doing such things, lest there befall us the 
    punishment that befell them. 

    End quote from Fataawa al-Shaykh al-Fawzaan (2/246, 
    question no. 215) 

    See also the answer to questions no. 
    4420 and 
    47425. 

    And Allaah knows best.