Would a Muslim woman be sinful for not visiting her Shiite neighbor if she does not feel comfortable visiting her, while still ensuring not to harm her and respecting their neighborly relationship?
Islam has enjoined kindness to neighbors. Scholars have divided neighbors into three categories: a neighbor with three rights (the Muslim kin), a neighbor with two rights (the distant Muslim or the close non-Muslim), and a neighbor with one right (the distant non-Muslim). It is incumbent to treat a Shiite neighbor with kindness, invite them [to Islam], and advise them with wisdom and good counsel. However, if visiting them entails a greater harm, then visiting them is not obligatory.
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