Is it permissible for a Muslim to love his disbelieving parents with natural love?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for a Muslim to love his parents? Natural love.
Answer:
What are his parents? Disbelievers? Yes, indeed, he was among the disbelievers. A person is not held accountable for natural love, but he must not love them with religious love, loving them for the sake of their religion, or that is not permissible. As for loving them because he is their son or their relative by blood, that is natural love. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for a Muslim to love his parents? Natural love.
Answer:
What are his parents? Disbelievers? Yes, indeed, he was among the disbelievers. A person is not held accountable for natural love, but he must not love them with religious love, loving them for the sake of their religion, or that is not permissible. As for loving them because he is their son or their relative by blood, that is natural love. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [134 /641] هل يجوز للمسلم أن يحب أبويه الكافرين الحب الطبيعي؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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