Does loving a wife from the People of the Book fall under loyalty and love for disbelievers?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: There is a doubt raised by some people, where they say that religion commands loving one’s wife, so what if the wife is from the People of the Book? Is this loyalty and love for disbelievers?
Answer:
If he loves her because of her religion, then it is loyalty. Yes. But if he loves her because of the marriage, this is marital love. It is not religious love, it is not religious love, it is marital love, and it does not fall under the prohibition. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: There is a doubt raised by some people, where they say that religion commands loving one’s wife, so what if the wife is from the People of the Book? Is this loyalty and love for disbelievers?
Answer:
If he loves her because of her religion, then it is loyalty. Yes. But if he loves her because of the marriage, this is marital love. It is not religious love, it is not religious love, it is marital love, and it does not fall under the prohibition. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل حب الزوجة الكتابية تدخل في موالاة وحب الكافرين؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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