The Ruling on Loyalty to Disbelievers and Polytheists, and When It Constitutes Disbelief
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Question:
The twenty-fifth question, may Allah protect you: What is the ruling on the loyalty of disbelievers and polytheists? When does this loyalty constitute major shirk (associating partners with Allah) that takes one out of the religion? And when is it a sin, one of the major sins? May Allah bless you.
Answer:
Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:[Al-Ma'idah 5:51] [Al-Ma'idah 5:51] His saying (Glorified and Exalted is He): [Al-Mujadila 58:22] Therefore, it is obligatory to oppose the disbelievers, hate them, and not support them against the Muslims, and to cut off ties with them in terms of affection and love. Justifying their disbelief, all of this is something the Muslim must boycott and distance himself from; he must not love them, nor support them against the Muslims, nor defend them, nor validate their creed. Rather, he must explicitly declare their disbelief, call out their disbelief and misguidance, and warn against them. Yes.
The twenty-fifth question, may Allah protect you: What is the ruling on the loyalty of disbelievers and polytheists? When does this loyalty constitute major shirk (associating partners with Allah) that takes one out of the religion? And when is it a sin, one of the major sins? May Allah bless you.
Answer:
Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:
O you who have believed, do not take the Jews and the Christians as allies
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَتَّخِذُوا الْيَهُودَ وَالنَّصَارَىٰ أَوْلِيَاءَThey are [in fact] allies of one another. And whoever is an ally to them among you - then indeed, he is [one] of them. Indeed, Allah guides not the wrongdoing people.
بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ بَعْضٍ وَمَن يَتَوَلَّهُم مِّنكُمْ فَإِنَّهُ مِنْهُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الظَّالِمِينَYou will not find a people who believe in Allah and the Last Day having affection for those who oppose Allah and His Messenger, even if they were their fathers or their sons or their brothers or their kindred. Those - He has decreed within their hearts faith and supported them with spirit from Him.
لَّا تَجِدُ قَوْمًا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ يُوَادُّونَ مَنْ حَادَّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَلَوْ كَانُوا آبَاءَهُمْ أَوْ أَبْنَاءَهُمْ أَوْ إِخْوَانَهُمْ أَوْ عَشِيرَتَهُمْ أُولَٰئِكَ كَتَبَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمُ الْإِيمَانَ وَأَيَّدَهُم بِرُوحٍ مِّنْهُ
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- أسئلة وأجوبة من دروس التوحيد - أسئلة وأجوبة في العقيدة - مسائل الإيمان - الفوزان — archive.org (35:59)
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