Seeking Guidance: How To Deal With A Knowledgeable Relative Who Abandons Prayer
I really appreciate your honesty and the way you acknowledged your own feelings — that takes sincerity and maturity. It also helps clarify the context much better than before. I think recognizing that emotions, disappointment, and broken trust can influence our reactions is already a form of growth. And you’re right — guidance, decline, repentance, and return are matters that ultimately rest with Allah, not with us. I respect the way you’ve ended this by placing the matter back with Allah and choosing duʿā over judgment. May Allah grant ease, clarity, and guidance to all of us. Jizak Allah