How to reconcile the fact that disbelievers are people of treachery with the verse: “Allah does not forbid you from those who do not fight you because of religion…”?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: How do we reconcile the statement that disbelievers plot treachery and deception against Muslims with the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Mumtahanah 60:8]
Answer:
The default for them is treachery and deception, but some of them may be kind to Muslims; some of them may be, but the default for them is treachery and enmity.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: How do we reconcile the statement that disbelievers plot treachery and deception against Muslims with the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Allah does not forbid you from those who do not fight you because of religion
لَّا يَنْهَاكُمُ اللَّهُ عَنِ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يُقَاتِلُوكُمْ فِي الدِّينِAnswer:
The default for them is treachery and deception, but some of them may be kind to Muslims; some of them may be, but the default for them is treachery and enmity.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1628- 4717]كيف يوفق بين كون الكفار أهل كيد وبين الآية﴿لاينهاكم الله عن الذين لم يقاتلوكم في الدين﴾؟ — youtube.com
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