The Meaning of Loyalty in the Statement of Allah the Exalted: "Do not take the Jews and the Christians as awliya (close friends of Allah)"
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh. A questioner says: In the saying of Allah[Al-Ma'idah 5:51], what is the meaning of loyalty (muwala) in this verse? And when does loyalty become major shirk?
Answer:
Loyalty is loving them, supporting them, and siding with them against the Muslims. This loyalty—loving them in one's hearts, supporting them against the Muslims, siding with them against the Muslims, praising them, and speaking well of them—all of this is part of loyalty. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh. A questioner says: In the saying of Allah
O you who have believed, do not take the Jews and the Christians as allies. They are [in fact] allies of one another. And whoever is an ally to them among you - then indeed, he is [one] of them.
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَتَّخِذُوا الْيَهُودَ وَالنَّصَارَىٰ أَوْلِيَاءَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ بَعْضٍ وَمَن يَتَوَلَّهُم مِّنكُمْ فَإِنَّهُ مِنْهُمْAnswer:
Loyalty is loving them, supporting them, and siding with them against the Muslims. This loyalty—loving them in one's hearts, supporting them against the Muslims, siding with them against the Muslims, praising them, and speaking well of them—all of this is part of loyalty. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 14 من 17 / شرح العقيدة السفارينية / صالح الفوزان / العقيدة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:00:49)
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