Allah Warns Against the Disbelievers and Their Plotting Against Them
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The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The presenter:
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may blessings and peace be upon the leader of the white-ankled ones, our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Welcome, dear brothers and sisters, to this blessed meeting on the program *Light on the Path*. The guest for this meeting is the Honorable Shaykh Salih ibn Fawzan al-Fawzan, a member of the Committee of Senior Scholars and a member of the Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta. Welcome, Shaykh, to this meeting. May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
A questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, Muslim societies have been among the best, strongest, and happiest of societies. This is realized by those who plot evil against Muslims, who understand that striking these societies and weakening them is the closest path to controlling them and preventing them from rising among the nations. Destroying Islamic values is among the most dangerous means. We ask Shaykh Salih to speak to us about this topic. May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has warned us against the disbelievers and those who associate partners with Allah, and has warned us of their plotting, their stratagems, and their hostility toward us. He has commanded us to be cautious of them and to take the means that prevent their evil from reaching us, by keeping our distance from them, not loving them, not trusting them, and not entrusting them with the affairs of the Muslims. He said, the Exalted:[Ali 'Imran 3:118] Now[Ali 'Imran 3:118-119] The other verse, He says, the Exalted:[Al-Ma'idah 5:1]"If you obey those who disbelieve, they will turn you back on your heels, and you will become losers." Allah has warned us of them and of their stratagems and plotting, but that does not mean that we transgress against them or wrong them. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:[Al-Ma'idah 5:8] Likewise, their hostility toward us and their hatred of us do not prevent us from dealing with them in what is permissible, such as buying and selling and exchanging interests and benefits; there is nothing wrong with that. And as for any of them who does us good and whose plotting and stratagems do not reach us, we reward him for what he has done.Al-Mustadrak lil-Hakim 25:932, and deal with them in justice, for Allah loves those who are just. Islam is a religion of justice, a religion of mercy, and it is not a religion of aggression.[Al-Baqarah 2:193] This is what is obligatory for Muslims toward their enemies, the disbelievers and the hypocrites. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The presenter:
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may blessings and peace be upon the leader of the white-ankled ones, our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Welcome, dear brothers and sisters, to this blessed meeting on the program *Light on the Path*. The guest for this meeting is the Honorable Shaykh Salih ibn Fawzan al-Fawzan, a member of the Committee of Senior Scholars and a member of the Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta. Welcome, Shaykh, to this meeting. May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
A questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, Muslim societies have been among the best, strongest, and happiest of societies. This is realized by those who plot evil against Muslims, who understand that striking these societies and weakening them is the closest path to controlling them and preventing them from rising among the nations. Destroying Islamic values is among the most dangerous means. We ask Shaykh Salih to speak to us about this topic. May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has warned us against the disbelievers and those who associate partners with Allah, and has warned us of their plotting, their stratagems, and their hostility toward us. He has commanded us to be cautious of them and to take the means that prevent their evil from reaching us, by keeping our distance from them, not loving them, not trusting them, and not entrusting them with the affairs of the Muslims. He said, the Exalted:
O you who have believed, do not take as intimates those other than yourselves, for they will not spare you [any] ruin. They wish you would have hardship. Hatred has already appeared from their mouths, and what their breasts conceal is greater. We have certainly
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَتَّخِذُوا بِطَانَةً مِّن دُونِكُمْ لَا يَأْلُونَكُمْ خَبَالًا وَدُّوا مَا عَنِتُّمْ قَدْ بَدَتِ الْبَغْضَاءُ مِنْ أَفْوَاهِهِمْ وَمَا تُخْفِي صُدُورُهُمْ أَكْبَرُ قَدْ بَيَّنَّا لَكُمُ(118) O you who have believed, do not take as intimates those other than yourselves, for they will not spare you [any] ruin. They wish you would have hardship. Hatred has already appeared from their mouths, and what their breasts conceal is greater. We have certainly made clear to you the signs, if you will use reason. (119) Here you are loving them but they are not loving you, while you believe in the Scripture - all of it. And when they meet you, they say, "We believe." But when they are alone, they bite their fingertips at you in rage. Say, "Die in your rage. Indeed, Allah is Knowing of that within the breasts."
الْآيَاتِ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ هَا أَنتُمْ أُولَاءِ تُحِبُّونَهُمْ وَلَا يُحِبُّونَكُمْ وَتُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْكِتَابِ كُلِّهِ وَإِذَا لَقُوكُمْ قَالُوا آمَنَّا وَإِذَا خَلَوْا عَضُّوا عَلَيْكُمُ الْأَنَامِلَ مِنَ الْغَيْظِO you who have believed
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواand do not let the hatred of a people prevent you from being just. Be just; that is nearer to righteousness.
وَلَا يَجْرِمَنَّكُمْ شَنَآنُ قَوْمٍ عَلَىٰ أَلَّا تَعْدِلُوا اعْدِلُوا هُوَ أَقْرَبُ لِلتَّقْوَىٰAllah does not forbid you from being kind and just to those who have not fought you for the religion and have not driven you out of your homes.
لا يَنْهَاكُمُ اللَّهُ عَنِ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يُقَاتِلُوكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ وَلَمْ يُخْرِجُوكُمْ مِنْ دِيَارِكُمْ أَنْ تَبَرُّوهُمْthere is to be no aggression except against the oppressors.
فَلَا عُدْوَانَ إِلَّا عَلَى الظَّالِمِينَThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/008 — archive.org (0:24)
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