The Difference Between Moderation and Compromise

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the difference between *mudarā’ah* (tactful dealing) and *mudāhanah* (compromising the truth)? And

Answer:
with disbelievers, *mudarā’ah* is permissible, provided that you fear them. If we fear certain things from them, we deal with them tactfully to ward off their harm, provided that you fear them. This is *mudarā’ah*: warding off evil by committing the lesser of two harms to repel it. As for *mudāhanah*, which is yielding on something of the truth, this is never permissible. It is not permissible for a Muslim to yield on his religion for the sake of pleasing a disbeliever. This is not permissible. Yes.