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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The hadith (I do not seek the help of a disbeliever) is abrogated and not general

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a hadith was reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said, "I do not seek the help of a disbeliever," so some people took the generality of the hadith as a prohibition against seeking help.

Answer:
It is abrogated. This was at Badr, and this is abrogated. This is abrogated. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1810] حديث (إني لا أستعين بكافر) منسوخ وليس عاما - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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