The Difference Between Loyalty and Taking as Allies the Disbelievers
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner asks: What is the difference between loyalty (mawala) and taking as allies (tawalli) the disbelievers?
Answer:
There is no difference between them. What is mentioned in the Qur'an is *tawalli* (allying oneself with), and whoever allies himself with them from among you, he is one of them.[Al-Ma'idah 5:51] He is one of them [Al-Mumtahanah 60:13] No, [Al-Mujadila 58:14] so *tawalli* and *muwala* (loyalty) mean the same thing, and we have investigated to know if there is a difference, but we did not find one. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner asks: What is the difference between loyalty (mawala) and taking as allies (tawalli) the disbelievers?
Answer:
There is no difference between them. What is mentioned in the Qur'an is *tawalli* (allying oneself with), and whoever allies himself with them from among you, 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. And whoever is an ally to them among you
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَتَّخِذُوا الْيَهُودَ وَالنَّصَارَىٰ أَوْلِيَاءَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ بَعْضٍ وَمَن يَتَوَلَّهُم مِّنكُمْO 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 عَلَيْهِمْHave you not considered those who make allies of a people with whom Allah has become angry
تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ تَوَلَّوْا قَوْمًا غَضِبَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمThe presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 24 — archive.org (9:55)
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