Is there evidence in the saying of Allah the Exalted: {Indeed, you do not guide whom you love} that it is permissible to love a disbeliever?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted[Al-Qasas 28:56], some people use it as evidence for the permissibility of loving a disbeliever. Is this correct?
Answer:
My brother, no.[Al-Qasas 28:56] That is, you loved his guidance. [Al-Qasas 28:56] That is, you loved his guidance, not that you loved his person.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted
Indeed, [O Muhammad], you do not guide whom you like
إِنَّكَ لَا تَهْدِي مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَAnswer:
My brother, no.
you do not guide whom you like
تَهْدِي مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَIndeed, [O Muhammad], you do not guide whom you like
إِنَّكَ لَا تَهْدِي مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/557] هل في قوله تعالى: {إِنَّكَ لَا تَهْدِي مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ} دليل على جواز محبة الكافر؟ — youtube.com
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