Forcing disbelievers to take the narrowest path: Does this apply when driving a car?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Forcing disbelievers to take the narrowest path: Does this apply when driving a car, such that they are not allowed to pass you?
Answer:
No, this does not mean that you harm the disbeliever by driving him toward destruction or danger. No, that is not the meaning. The meaning is that the disbeliever is not honored; he is not given precedence over the Muslims on the road, nor is the road cleared for him, nor are the Muslims prevented from passing or taking precedence in the assembly.
As for squeezing him or harming him, that is not permissible, especially if he is in the lands of the Muslims as a musta'min (a non-Muslim granted safe conduct) or a dhimmi (a non-Muslim under Muslim protection). It is not permissible for them to squeeze or harm the Muslims. So, he is never to be squeezed or harmed. But the meaning is that he is not honored, that the road is not cleared for him, and that he is not given precedence in the assembly. That is the meaning. The meaning is preventing his honor, not harming him. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Forcing disbelievers to take the narrowest path: Does this apply when driving a car, such that they are not allowed to pass you?
Answer:
No, this does not mean that you harm the disbeliever by driving him toward destruction or danger. No, that is not the meaning. The meaning is that the disbeliever is not honored; he is not given precedence over the Muslims on the road, nor is the road cleared for him, nor are the Muslims prevented from passing or taking precedence in the assembly.
As for squeezing him or harming him, that is not permissible, especially if he is in the lands of the Muslims as a musta'min (a non-Muslim granted safe conduct) or a dhimmi (a non-Muslim under Muslim protection). It is not permissible for them to squeeze or harm the Muslims. So, he is never to be squeezed or harmed. But the meaning is that he is not honored, that the road is not cleared for him, and that he is not given precedence in the assembly. That is the meaning. The meaning is preventing his honor, not harming him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [45 /1350] اضطرار الكفار إلى أضيق الطريق، هل يشمل ذلك عند قيادة السيارة؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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