Does one who belongs to his homeland and loves it fall under the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Say: If your fathers and your sons…”?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He:[At-Tawbah 9:24] the verse, does one who belongs to his homeland and loves it fall under this verse, if he loves his homeland after loving Allah and His Messenger?
Answer:
Loving homelands is natural; it is not a religious love unless the homeland has religious value, such as Makkah al-Mukarramah, al-Madinah, and Bayt al-Maqdis. Loving these is religious because they are the land of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and the land of His prophets, and they contain the three mosques. Loving these lands is part of the religion, while loving the rest of the lands is natural.
A person is not to be blamed for loving his homeland, but he must not place his love for his homeland above his love for Allah and His Messenger. Yes. When the polytheists expelled the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) from Makkah, he stood (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, “By Allah, you—addressing Makkah—By Allah, you are the most beloved of lands to me, and were it not that your people expelled me, I would not have left.” So loving these blessed places is part of the religion. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He:
Say, [O Muhammad], "If your fathers, your sons,
قُلْ إِن كَانَ آبَاؤُكُمْ وَأَبْنَاؤُكُمْAnswer:
Loving homelands is natural; it is not a religious love unless the homeland has religious value, such as Makkah al-Mukarramah, al-Madinah, and Bayt al-Maqdis. Loving these is religious because they are the land of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and the land of His prophets, and they contain the three mosques. Loving these lands is part of the religion, while loving the rest of the lands is natural.
A person is not to be blamed for loving his homeland, but he must not place his love for his homeland above his love for Allah and His Messenger. Yes. When the polytheists expelled the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) from Makkah, he stood (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, “By Allah, you—addressing Makkah—By Allah, you are the most beloved of lands to me, and were it not that your people expelled me, I would not have left.” So loving these blessed places is part of the religion. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [336 /641] هل من ينتمي إلى وطنه ويحبه يدخل في قوله تعالى (قل إن كان آباؤكم وأبناؤكم ..الآية)..؟ — youtube.com
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