The Ruling on Associating with a Non-Muslim
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: A Christian lives with me, and he says to me, "My brother, we are brothers," and he eats and drinks with us. Is this permissible, and what is my duty in responding?
Answer:
It is obligatory for you to make him leave and not let him enter with you. Because he is an enemy of Allah and His Messenger, and an enemy to you. Reciprocating with him, being at ease with him, befriending him, and associating with him, this is incompatible with loyalty and disavowal. So you must distance yourself from him. And if he says to you, "Excuse me," you say, "May Allah protect me from Satan." You are excusing yourself from Satan. May Allah protect me. It is not permissible to make excuses in these matters.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: A Christian lives with me, and he says to me, "My brother, we are brothers," and he eats and drinks with us. Is this permissible, and what is my duty in responding?
Answer:
It is obligatory for you to make him leave and not let him enter with you. Because he is an enemy of Allah and His Messenger, and an enemy to you. Reciprocating with him, being at ease with him, befriending him, and associating with him, this is incompatible with loyalty and disavowal. So you must distance yourself from him. And if he says to you, "Excuse me," you say, "May Allah protect me from Satan." You are excusing yourself from Satan. May Allah protect me. It is not permissible to make excuses in these matters.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز أن أسكن مع شخص كافر ومؤاكلته؟ وكيف أرد إن قال لي نحن إخوة؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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