Clarifying the error in understanding that Nu'aym ibn Mas'ud was a disbeliever when he was sought for assistance
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: The author (may Allah have mercy on him) stated regarding the story of al-Hudaybiyyah that seeking the assistance of a trusted disbeliever in jihad is permissible due to necessity, because 'Uyaynah al-Khuza'i was a disbeliever. How do we reconcile this with what was reported regarding 'Uyaynah al-Khuza'i?
The Shaykh:
Who said that, my brother? 'Uyaynah came as a Muslim. Abu Nu'aym is not the son of 'Uyaynah. That 'Uyaynah ibn Hisn, the leader of Ghatafan, is the one who apostatized during the time of Abu Bakr and was killed.
The questioner:
May Allah keep you safe. Regarding the rest of your question: How do we reconcile this with what was reported of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) rejecting one of the disbelievers in one of the battles and saying, "Go back, for I do not seek the assistance of a disbeliever against a disbeliever"?
The Shaykh:
You are misunderstanding, my brother. This man was a Muslim who came as a Muslim and offered to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to serve the Muslims with his advice. So the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him, "Do what will cause these people to lose heart." So he went to the Jews and went to the disbelievers and sowed discord between them.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: The author (may Allah have mercy on him) stated regarding the story of al-Hudaybiyyah that seeking the assistance of a trusted disbeliever in jihad is permissible due to necessity, because 'Uyaynah al-Khuza'i was a disbeliever. How do we reconcile this with what was reported regarding 'Uyaynah al-Khuza'i?
The Shaykh:
Who said that, my brother? 'Uyaynah came as a Muslim. Abu Nu'aym is not the son of 'Uyaynah. That 'Uyaynah ibn Hisn, the leader of Ghatafan, is the one who apostatized during the time of Abu Bakr and was killed.
The questioner:
May Allah keep you safe. Regarding the rest of your question: How do we reconcile this with what was reported of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) rejecting one of the disbelievers in one of the battles and saying, "Go back, for I do not seek the assistance of a disbeliever against a disbeliever"?
The Shaykh:
You are misunderstanding, my brother. This man was a Muslim who came as a Muslim and offered to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to serve the Muslims with his advice. So the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him, "Do what will cause these people to lose heart." So he went to the Jews and went to the disbelievers and sowed discord between them.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2784] بيان خطأ فهم أن نعيم بن مسعود كان كافراً عند الاستعانة به - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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