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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Saying: "O my brother" to a disbeliever

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Question:
This questioner says: May Allah reward you. Is it permissible to say "O my brother" to a disbeliever?

Answer:
We ask Allah for well-being. "O my brother" to a disbeliever is not permissible. He is not your brother. He is not your brother. The believers are
The believers are but brothersإِنَّمَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ إِخْوَةٌ
[Al-Hujurat 49:10]
The believers are not brothers to disbelievers. He may be his brother in lineage only. Their brother is
And to the 'Aad [We sent] their brother Hud.وَإِلَىٰ عَادٍ أَخَاهُمْ هُودًا
[Al-A'raf 7:65]
meaning their brother in lineage, not their brother in religion. Yes.
Source منظومة الإحسائي على مقدمة أبي زيد القيرواني 02-04-1434هـ — alfawzan.live (1:23:05)

The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.

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