If our Muslim brother calls for help against a treaty-bound disbeliever, do we abandon helping him?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If a Muslim calls for help against a treaty-bound disbeliever, do we absolutely abandon helping them and let the disbelievers prevail over them, or are there restrictions in this?
Answer:
I say: We do not break the treaty and fight the treaty-bound parties, meaning[Al-Anfal 8:72] Allah has made an exception for this.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If a Muslim calls for help against a treaty-bound disbeliever, do we absolutely abandon helping them and let the disbelievers prevail over them, or are there restrictions in this?
Answer:
I say: We do not break the treaty and fight the treaty-bound parties, meaning
if they seek help of you for the religion, then you must help, except against a people between yourselves and whom is a treaty
اسْتَنصَرُوكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ فَعَلَيْكُمُ النَّصْرُ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ قَوْمٍ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُم مِّيثَاقٌ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [21 -939] إذا استنصرنا أخونا المسلم على الكافر المعاهد، فهل نترك نصرتهم؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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