Making Friends with the Christians
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Questions twenty-seven and twenty-eight from Fatwa number ( 11967 )
Q 27: Is it permissible for a Muslim to make friends with Christians, and what are the limits of such friendship ?
A 27: It is not permissible to take disbelievers as friends or close allies, but it is not permissible to deal with them in a way that contradicts the pure Shari'ah. Rather, it is prescribed to deal with them with kindness, good speech, and argument in the best manner; for Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:83] the verse from Surat al-Baqarah, and He the Glorious said: [Ali 'Imran 3:159] , and He the Exalted said: [Al-'Ankabut 29:46] the verse from Surat al-'Ankabut
Q 27: Is it permissible for a Muslim to make friends with Christians, and what are the limits of such friendship ?
A 27: It is not permissible to take disbelievers as friends or close allies, but it is not permissible to deal with them in a way that contradicts the pure Shari'ah. Rather, it is prescribed to deal with them with kindness, good speech, and argument in the best manner; for Allah the Exalted said:
And speak to people good [words]
وَقُولُوا لِلنَّاسِ حُسْنًاSo by mercy from Allah, [O Muhammad], you were lenient with them. And if you had been rude [in speech] and harsh in heart, they would have disbanded from about you.
فَبِمَا رَحْمَةٍ مِنَ اللَّهِ لِنْتَ لَهُمْ وَلَوْ كُنْتَ فَظًّا غَلِيظَ الْقَلْبِ لانْفَضُّوا مِنْ حَوْلِكَAnd do not argue with the People of the Scripture except in a way that is best, except for those who commit injustice among them
وَلاَ تُجَادِلُوا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ إِلا بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ إِلا الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا مِنْهُمْ
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