The ruling on prioritizing a debt to avert a greater harm from it
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: If I prioritize my debt, not for the sake of my worldly life, but for the sake of my religion as well, such as prioritizing a small obligatory act over a greater one so that it does not reach me, is this permissible?
Answer:
You do not relinquish anything of your religion. If they told you to shave your beard, you would not shave your beard, because this is part of your religion, and you do not obey them in this. So, one does not be lenient in any part of the religion in obedience to the disbelievers, ever. The Muslim takes pride in his religion and elevates himself through his religion, and he does not yield to the disbelievers or relinquish anything, whether from the recommended practices (sunnah) or from the obligatory acts.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: If I prioritize my debt, not for the sake of my worldly life, but for the sake of my religion as well, such as prioritizing a small obligatory act over a greater one so that it does not reach me, is this permissible?
Answer:
You do not relinquish anything of your religion. If they told you to shave your beard, you would not shave your beard, because this is part of your religion, and you do not obey them in this. So, one does not be lenient in any part of the religion in obedience to the disbelievers, ever. The Muslim takes pride in his religion and elevates himself through his religion, and he does not yield to the disbelievers or relinquish anything, whether from the recommended practices (sunnah) or from the obligatory acts.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
كتاب الدلائل في حكم موالاة أهل الإشراك، حكم موالاة أهل الشرك [3] — alfawzan.live (1:17:22)
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