The Ruling on Socializing and Exchanging Gifts with Disbelievers in the Workplace
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: There are disbelievers working with us. He says: There are disbelievers, and we socialize and exchange gifts. He says: We talk, we miss each other, and we smile at each other. Is doing this a form of loyalty to the disbelievers?
Answer:
If there is love between you, it is not permissible to have loyalty. Is it love or loyalty? Loyalty is love.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: There are disbelievers working with us. He says: There are disbelievers, and we socialize and exchange gifts. He says: We talk, we miss each other, and we smile at each other. Is doing this a form of loyalty to the disbelievers?
Answer:
If there is love between you, it is not permissible to have loyalty. Is it love or loyalty? Loyalty is love.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 12 من 13/شرح العقيدة الواسطية (1438 هـ) /ويحبون أهل بيت رسول الله/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (53:23)
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