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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Difference Between Loyalty and Disavowal Regarding Disbelievers

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: What is the difference between mawala and tawalli in kaffarah?

Answer:
There is no difference between them. What is mentioned in the Qur'an is tawalli, and that they take charge of your affairs, for he is one of them.
O you who have believed, do not take the Jews and the Christians as allies. They are [in fact] allies of one another.يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَتَّخِذُوا الْيَهُودَ وَالنَّصَارَىٰ أَوْلِيَاءَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ بَعْضٍ
[Al-Ma'idah 5:51]
And that they take charge of your affairs, for he is one of them.
O you who have believed, do not make allies of a people with whom Allah has become angry.يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَتَوَلَّوْا قَوْمًا غَضِبَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ
[Al-Mumtahanah 60:13]
You do not see except those who took charge, saying: Allah is angry with them. Tawalli and mawala mean the same thing, and we have researched to know if there is a difference, but we did not find one.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source 75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 22 — archive.org (8:15)

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