When are disbelievers to be treated with gentleness?
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Question:
In the phrase "more beloved to the disbelievers," does that mean that using gentleness with disbelievers is absolutely prohibited, or that if the need requires it, one is sometimes gentle with them?
Answer:
If there is hope in their guidance and calling to Islam through gentleness with them, that is required. But if one is always gentle with them, that is not permissible. Yes.
In the phrase "more beloved to the disbelievers," does that mean that using gentleness with disbelievers is absolutely prohibited, or that if the need requires it, one is sometimes gentle with them?
Answer:
If there is hope in their guidance and calling to Islam through gentleness with them, that is required. But if one is always gentle with them, that is not permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، متى يعامل الكافرين باللين؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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