Eating with a Disbeliever Colleague and Paying for His Food
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The questioner:
Another question regarding customers. A colleague might go out with you to a cafeteria or restaurant, and you might pay for his food. The situation is that he does not eat your food unless you are a Muslim, and he does not drink your drink unless you are a Muslim.
The Shaykh:
Hmm?
Another questioner:
A study colleague is a disbeliever. Is it permissible to pay for his food or drink or something?
The Shaykh:
He differs in worldly matters, and matters of generosity are good. Even if he is a disbeliever, it is permissible for you to feed him and for him to eat with you. You offer him food if he is your colleague or your neighbor, even if he is a disbeliever. There is nothing wrong with this; it is part of worldly dealings, and it is also part of noble character and a means of calling him to Islam. Yes.
Another question regarding customers. A colleague might go out with you to a cafeteria or restaurant, and you might pay for his food. The situation is that he does not eat your food unless you are a Muslim, and he does not drink your drink unless you are a Muslim.
The Shaykh:
Hmm?
Another questioner:
A study colleague is a disbeliever. Is it permissible to pay for his food or drink or something?
The Shaykh:
He differs in worldly matters, and matters of generosity are good. Even if he is a disbeliever, it is permissible for you to feed him and for him to eat with you. You offer him food if he is your colleague or your neighbor, even if he is a disbeliever. There is nothing wrong with this; it is part of worldly dealings, and it is also part of noble character and a means of calling him to Islam. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-37-قضايا فقهية - 01|صالح الفوزان|العام|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (54:22)
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