What is the ruling on donating to disbelievers?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This person asks: What is the ruling on donating large sums of money to disbelievers?
The Shaykh:
If it is for the benefit of the Muslims, there is no objection. We do this to ward off their evil. Even zakat, as you have seen in the book on zakat, is given to those whose hearts are to be reconciled, specifically the disbeliever whose evil is expected to be restrained from the Muslims. He is given from the money of zakat, which is obligatory. So how is it not given from money that is not zakat, in order to ward off their harm from the Muslims?
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
Also, what some ignorant people consider to be loyalty (mawala) is not loyalty. It is merely a strategy (mudarah) to protect the Muslims from their danger and evil. It is not loyalty.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This person asks: What is the ruling on donating large sums of money to disbelievers?
The Shaykh:
If it is for the benefit of the Muslims, there is no objection. We do this to ward off their evil. Even zakat, as you have seen in the book on zakat, is given to those whose hearts are to be reconciled, specifically the disbeliever whose evil is expected to be restrained from the Muslims. He is given from the money of zakat, which is obligatory. So how is it not given from money that is not zakat, in order to ward off their harm from the Muslims?
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
Also, what some ignorant people consider to be loyalty (mawala) is not loyalty. It is merely a strategy (mudarah) to protect the Muslims from their danger and evil. It is not loyalty.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم التبرع للكفار؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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