The Difference Between Loyalty, Diplomatic Tolerance, and Compromise
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Question:
May Allah reward you. He asks: What is the difference between loyalty (muwala), diplomatic tolerance (mudarā'ah), and compromise (mudāhanah)? I hope for clarification.
Answer:
Loyalty (muwala) and compromise (mudāhanah) mean the same thing: giving up something of the religion for the sake of worldly greed. That is what compromise and loyalty refer to here.
As for diplomatic tolerance (mudarā'ah), it means averting a certain danger from yourself, averting a certain danger from yourself, while faith remains settled in your heart. For example, a person who is coerced into saying a word of disbelief is permitted to utter the word of disbelief with his tongue only to repel the danger from himself, while faith remains settled in his heart, to avert harm. This is what happened to 'Amir ibn Yasir (may Allah be pleased with him) when the polytheists tortured him unless he insulted Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). So he gave them what they wanted and spoke ill of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) under coercion.
While his heart believed, loving the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and hating the polytheists, but he intended by that only to get rid of them outwardly. So he came to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) repentant and told him what had happened. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: Then Allah the Exalted revealed: "Indeed, [An-Nahl 16:106]."
This is the story of 'Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him)[An-Nahl 16:106] with these two conditions, it is permissible to show outward accommodation with these two conditions: the presence of compulsion, and the heart being at ease with faith, and the heart not agreeing with the tongue, as in the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Ali 'Imran 3:28].
May Allah reward you. He asks: What is the difference between loyalty (muwala), diplomatic tolerance (mudarā'ah), and compromise (mudāhanah)? I hope for clarification.
Answer:
Loyalty (muwala) and compromise (mudāhanah) mean the same thing: giving up something of the religion for the sake of worldly greed. That is what compromise and loyalty refer to here.
As for diplomatic tolerance (mudarā'ah), it means averting a certain danger from yourself, averting a certain danger from yourself, while faith remains settled in your heart. For example, a person who is coerced into saying a word of disbelief is permitted to utter the word of disbelief with his tongue only to repel the danger from himself, while faith remains settled in his heart, to avert harm. This is what happened to 'Amir ibn Yasir (may Allah be pleased with him) when the polytheists tortured him unless he insulted Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). So he gave them what they wanted and spoke ill of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) under coercion.
While his heart believed, loving the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and hating the polytheists, but he intended by that only to get rid of them outwardly. So he came to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) repentant and told him what had happened. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him:
If they return, then return.
إن عادوا فعدوا،disbelieves in Allah after his belief... except for one who is forced [to renounce his religion] while his heart is secure in faith
كَفَرَ بِاللَّهِ مِن بَعْدِ إِيمَانِهِ إِلَّا مَنْ أُكْرِهَ وَقَلْبُهُ مُطْمَئِنٌّ بِالْإِيمَانِThis is the story of 'Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him)
except for one who is forced [to renounce his religion] while his heart is secure in faith
إِلَّا مَنْ أُكْرِهَ وَقَلْبُهُ مُطْمَئِنٌّ بِالْإِيمَانِLet not believers take disbelievers as allies rather than believers. And whoever [of you] does that has nothing with Allah, except when taking precaution against them in prudence.
لَّا يَتَّخِذِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الْكَافِرِينَ أَوْلِيَاءَ مِن دُونِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ فَلَيْسَ مِنَ اللَّهِ فِي شَيْءٍ إِلَّا أَن تَتَّقُوا مِنْهُمْ تُقَاةً
Source
بلوغ المرام [9] — alfawzan.live (47:28)
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