What is the difference between al-mudarā'ah and al-mudāhanah, and which of the two is practiced with disbelievers?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the difference between al-mudarā'ah and al-mudāhanah? And which of the two is practiced with disbelievers?
Answer:
Al-mudarā'ah is permissible with disbelievers[Ali 'Imran 3:28]. If we fear certain things from them, we use al-mudarā'ah with them to ward off their harm [Ali 'Imran 3:28]. This is al-mudarā'ah: warding off evil by committing the lesser of two harms to avert the greater. As for al-mudāhanah, which is compromising on something of the truth, this is never permissible. It is not permissible for a Muslim to compromise on his religion in order to please a disbeliever. This is not permissible. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the difference between al-mudarā'ah and al-mudāhanah? And which of the two is practiced with disbelievers?
Answer:
Al-mudarā'ah is permissible with disbelievers
except when taking precaution against them in prudence
إِلَّا أَن تَتَّقُوا مِنْهُمْ تُقَاةًexcept when taking precaution against them in prudence
إِلَّا أَن تَتَّقُوا مِنْهُمْ تُقَاةً
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [137 /641] ما الفرق بين المداراة والمداهنة، وأيهما تكون مع الكفار؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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