Eating with Disbelievers at Their Invitations
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The questioner:
Our relatives, may Allah guide you, O Shaykh. Our relatives are disbelievers. Some of your colleagues at work are disbelievers. Disbelieving colleagues at work, doctors like the Christians, invite us. Is it permissible for us to eat and drink with them at this occasion and invitation?
The Shaykh:
It must have a legitimate purpose in calling to Allah and guiding them to good; otherwise, it is not permissible. Affection and love are not enough. If the purpose is legitimate, then restrain their evil, or call them to Allah and guide them to something other than their association. Do not display [it].
The questioner:
We do not eat with them, nor do we drink with them.
The Shaykh:
Leave it.
Our relatives, may Allah guide you, O Shaykh. Our relatives are disbelievers. Some of your colleagues at work are disbelievers. Disbelieving colleagues at work, doctors like the Christians, invite us. Is it permissible for us to eat and drink with them at this occasion and invitation?
The Shaykh:
It must have a legitimate purpose in calling to Allah and guiding them to good; otherwise, it is not permissible. Affection and love are not enough. If the purpose is legitimate, then restrain their evil, or call them to Allah and guide them to something other than their association. Do not display [it].
The questioner:
We do not eat with them, nor do we drink with them.
The Shaykh:
Leave it.
Source
صحيح البخاري (الشرح الثاني) — binbaz.org.sa (1:33:17)
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