The ruling on calling a disbeliever "sadiq" (friend)
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: What is the ruling on using the term "sadiq" (friend) for a disbeliever?
The Shaykh:
This is not permissible. It is not permissible to call a disbeliever a sadiq (friend). Love; the meaning of sadiq is the beloved one. This is not permissible. Yes, this will be the last lesson of this year, if Allah wills, and the lessons will resume, if Allah wills, at the beginning of the next year after Ramadan. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
At the beginning of the academic year, meaning after Ramadan. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: What is the ruling on using the term "sadiq" (friend) for a disbeliever?
The Shaykh:
This is not permissible. It is not permissible to call a disbeliever a sadiq (friend). Love; the meaning of sadiq is the beloved one. This is not permissible. Yes, this will be the last lesson of this year, if Allah wills, and the lessons will resume, if Allah wills, at the beginning of the next year after Ramadan. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
At the beginning of the academic year, meaning after Ramadan. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 20 من 22- شرح كتاب الدر النضيد في إخلاص كلمة التوحيد - الجزء العشرون - شرح الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:05:03)
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