The ruling on loving non-Muslim soccer players
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible to love non-Muslim soccer players? And does this constitute a contradiction of the creed or a deficiency in the creed?
Answer:
Yes. The one who loves the disbelievers, whether they play soccer or something else, this is considered loyalty to the disbelievers, so this is not permissible[Al-Mujadila 58:22] Even if they play soccer, this does not benefit them. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible to love non-Muslim soccer players? And does this constitute a contradiction of the creed or a deficiency in the creed?
Answer:
Yes. The one who loves the disbelievers, whether they play soccer or something else, this is considered loyalty to the disbelievers, so this is not permissible
You 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
لَّا تَجِدُ قَوْمًا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ يُوَادُّونَ مَنْ حَادَّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَلَوْ كَانُوا آبَاءَهُمْ أَوْ أَبْنَاءَهُمْ
Source
شرح كتاب فتح المجيد في شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب : تفسير التوحيد وشهادة أن لا إله إلا الله - 1 — islamhouse.com (56:44)
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