Calling the disbeliever while hating him, and the difference between moderation and compromise
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The questioner:
He says: The questioner asks, how can I call a disbeliever to Islam when I hate him for the sake of Allah? Do I show him my hatred, or do I treat him with moderation? And what is the difference between moderation (mudarāh) and compromise (mudāhanah)? May Allah grant you success and increase you in His knowledge.
The Shaykh:
You hate the disbeliever for his disbelief, and you love guidance for him. You love guidance for him. As long as you love guidance for him, you call him to Allah. As long as you hate him for his disbelief, do not compromise with him by giving up something of the religion or of the call to Allah in order to please him.
Compromise (mudāhanah) means giving up something of the religion in order to please people, or in order to gain a worldly benefit that is given to you in exchange for your religion. As for moderation (mudarāh), it is removing coercion or removing harm while holding firm to the religion. You remove the harm from yourself. And when you are coerced, it is permissible for you to escape even by speaking words of disbelief, but your belief in your heart must be sound, as happened to 'Ammar ibn Yasir (may Allah be pleased with him) when the polytheists took him and tortured him, and they refused to release him unless he cursed Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).
The questioner:
(peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh:
So he responded to what they said and spoke what they asked him to say. He regretted it (may Allah be pleased with him) and came to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed him of what had happened. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: And Allah the Exalted revealed: [An-Nahl 16:106] This is moderation.
[Ali 'Imran 3:28] This is moderation. Do not give up anything of your religion in your heart or in your belief. As for repelling evil, repel it from yourself in a way that does not result in a deficiency in your religion at the expense of your religion. Yes.
He says: The questioner asks, how can I call a disbeliever to Islam when I hate him for the sake of Allah? Do I show him my hatred, or do I treat him with moderation? And what is the difference between moderation (mudarāh) and compromise (mudāhanah)? May Allah grant you success and increase you in His knowledge.
The Shaykh:
You hate the disbeliever for his disbelief, and you love guidance for him. You love guidance for him. As long as you love guidance for him, you call him to Allah. As long as you hate him for his disbelief, do not compromise with him by giving up something of the religion or of the call to Allah in order to please him.
Compromise (mudāhanah) means giving up something of the religion in order to please people, or in order to gain a worldly benefit that is given to you in exchange for your religion. As for moderation (mudarāh), it is removing coercion or removing harm while holding firm to the religion. You remove the harm from yourself. And when you are coerced, it is permissible for you to escape even by speaking words of disbelief, but your belief in your heart must be sound, as happened to 'Ammar ibn Yasir (may Allah be pleased with him) when the polytheists took him and tortured him, and they refused to release him unless he cursed Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).
The questioner:
(peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh:
So he responded to what they said and spoke what they asked him to say. He regretted it (may Allah be pleased with him) and came to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed him of what had happened. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him:
How do you find your heart? He said: At peace with faith, O Messenger of Allah. He said: If they return to it, return to it.
كيف تجد قلبك؟ قال مطمئنا بالإيمان يا رسول الله قال إن عادوا فعدWhoever disbelieves in Allah after his belief... except for one who is forced [to renounce his religion] while his heart is secure in faith
مَن كَفَرَ بِاللَّهِ مِن بَعْدِ إِيمَانِهِ إِلَّا مَنْ أُكْرِهَ وَقَلْبُهُ مُطْمَئِنٌّ بِالْإِيمَانِLet not believers take disbelievers as allies rather than believers. And whoever [of you] does that has nothing with Allah, except when taking
لَّا يَتَّخِذِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الْكَافِرِينَ أَوْلِيَاءَ مِن دُونِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ فَلَيْسَ مِنَ اللَّهِ فِي شَيْءٍ إِلَّا أَن تَتَّقُوا مِنْهُمْ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-087-مظاهر ضعف العقيدة في عصرنا الحاضر وطرق علاجها|صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:06:06)
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