Having one’s children meet their grandparents knowing that they commit sinful acts

Assalamu’alaikum

My mother-in-law works at a bank and my father-in-law has an interest-bearing mortgage on his house. Is it permissible for me to prevent them from seeing my kids?  My kids go there 3-4 times a week at their request. I believe they are bad influence on my kids emaan and practice of shari’ah and sunnah.

Wassalam

 بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما

We are very happy to hear your concern regarding your children’s upbringing. May Allah ta’ala accept your endeavors. Though your concern is genuine, you must also bear in mind that Islam strongly emphasizes the importance of keeping family ties. It is vital that you show your children the way to maintain such relations through your actions. By severing ties with your in-laws, the children might not realize the importance of keeping such relationships.

Furthermore, the grandparents have the right to see their grandchildren in the same way that  grandchildren have the right to meet their grandparents. As long as the in-laws are not promoting haram actions, there should be no reason to prevent them from meeting their grandchildren.

Rather than severing ties with them, you should try encouraging them to stop their haram actions and keep good relations with them. InshaAllah this may even help them become better Muslims.

والله اعلم

Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala knows best.

Zakariya Memon

Approved by Mufti Husain Ahmad Madani