Loyalty to Disbelieving Parents
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Question:
This questioner says: What is the ruling on a man maintaining loyalty to his father and mother if they are disbelievers?
Answer:
No, my brother, love is not permissible for a disbeliever, even if he is one of the parents. However, you should be kind to them and treat them with dutifulness, even if they are disbelievers. Allah the Exalted said:[Luqman 31:14-15].
So the disbelieving parents should be treated kindly by their Muslim child, and he should be dutiful to them, but he does not love them in his heart. He hates their religion; he hates the religion upon which they are. This is what Allah has prescribed for us regarding disbelieving parents. As for affection, it is not permissible,[Al-Mujadila 58:22] [Al-Mujadila 58:22]. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This questioner says: What is the ruling on a man maintaining loyalty to his father and mother if they are disbelievers?
Answer:
No, my brother, love is not permissible for a disbeliever, even if he is one of the parents. However, you should be kind to them and treat them with dutifulness, even if they are disbelievers. Allah the Exalted said:
(14) And We have enjoined upon man [care] for his parents. His mother carried him, [increasing her] in weakness upon weakness, and his weaning is in two years. Be grateful to Me and to your parents; to Me is the [final] destination. (15) But if they endeavor to make you associate with Me that of which you have no knowledge, do not obey them but accompany them in [this] world with appropriate kindness and follow the way of those who turn back to Me [in repentance]. Then to Me will be your return, and I will inform you about what you used to do.
وَوَصَّيْنَا الْإِنسَانَ بِوَالِدَيْهِ حَمَلَتْهُ أُمُّهُ وَهْنًا عَلَىٰ وَهْنٍ وَفِصَالُهُ فِي عَامَيْنِ أَنِ اشْكُرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيْكَ إِلَيَّ الْمَصِيرُ وَإِن جَاهَدَاكَ عَلَىٰ أَن تُشْرِكَ بِي مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِ عِلْمٌ فَلَا تُطِعْهُمَا وَصَاحِبْهُمَا فِي الدُّنْيَا مَعْرُوفًا وَاتَّبِعْ سَبِيلَ مَنْ أَنَابَ إِلَيَّSo the disbelieving parents should be treated kindly by their Muslim child, and he should be dutiful to them, but he does not love them in his heart. He hates their religion; he hates the religion upon which they are. This is what Allah has prescribed for us regarding disbelieving parents. As for affection, it is not permissible,
You will not find a people who believe in Allah and the Last Day
لَّا تَجِدُ قَوْمًا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِYou will not find a people who believe in Allah and the Last Day having affection for those who oppose Allah and His Messenger, even if they were their fathers or their sons or their brothers or their kindred
لَّا تَجِدُ قَوْمًا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ يُوَادُّونَ مَنْ حَادَّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَلَوْ كَانُوا آبَاءَهُمْ أَوْ أَبْنَاءَهُمْ أَوْ إِخْوَانَهُمْ أَوْ عَشِيرَتَهُمْThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-54-هذه عقيدتنا في الولاء والبراء|صالح الفوزان|العام|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (54:38)
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