Aslam

Praise be to Allah.The best thing to do in this situation is to pray for guidance for that

person. This is what the Prophet

(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did, as

is reported in a number of ahadeeth, such as the following:

Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) reported that Tufayl ibn

Amr al-Dawsi and his companions came to the Prophet

(peace and blessings of

Allaah be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allaah, Daws have rebelled and

disobeyed, so pray to Allaah against them. People said, Now Daws are

doomed! He said, O Allaah, guide Daws and bring them here. (Reported

by al-Bukhaari, 2937).

Abu Hurayrah said: I was calling my mother to

Islam, when she was still a mushrik. One day I called her to Islam and she said something

about the Messenger of Allaah

(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) that upset

me. I came to the Messenger of Allaah

(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him),

weeping, and said: O Messenger of Allaah, I was calling my mother to Islam and she

refused. Today I called her and she said something about you that upset me. Pray to Allaah

to guide the mother of Abu Hurayrah. So the Messenger of Allaah

(peace and

blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: O Allaah, guide the mother of Abu

Hurayrah. I left, feeling hopeful because of the Prophets prayer. When I got

home, as I came near to the door I saw it was ajar. My mother heard my footsteps and said,

Stay where you are, Abu Hurayrah! I could hear the sound of water. She washed

herself, got dressed and put on her khimaar (head covering). Then she opened the door and

said, O Abu Hurayrah, I bear witness that there is no god except Allaah, and I bear

witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. I went back to the Messenger of

Allaah

(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), weeping with joy, and said,

O Messenger of Allaah, good news! Allaah has answered your prayer and has guided the

mother of Abu Hurayrah. He praised and thanked Allaah, and said, That is

good. I said, O Messenger of Allaah, pray to Allaah to make my mother and me

dear to His believing slaves, and to make them dear to us. The Messenger of Allaah

(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, O Allaah, make this slave of

Yours (meaning Abu Hurayrah) and his mother dear to Your believing slaves, and make the

believers dear to them. There is no believer who hears of me or sees me, but he

loves me. (Reported by al-Bukhaari, 4546).

Jaabir said: They said, O Messenger of

Allaah, we have suffered much from the arrows of Thaqeef (this was when they were

fighting, before they became Muslim), so pray to Allaah against them. He said,

O Allaah, guide Thaqeef. (Reported by al-Tirmidhi, who said: this

is a hasan saheeh ghareeb hadeeth. Sunan al-Tirmidhi, no. 3877).

We ask Allaah the Most Generous, Lord of the Mighty

Throne, to guide your loved one to Islam soon, by His Grace and Mercy. Allaah is the One

Who guides to the Straight Path.