Refuting Those Who Praise Disbelievers for Their Good Treatment
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, how do we respond to the foolish people who say that disbelievers have good treatment and honesty in their dealings?
The Shaykh:
No, they have good treatment, and they have honesty in their dealings, but does this benefit them? Because of the existence of disbelief, because of the existence of disbelief in Allah the Exalted, their righteous deeds do not benefit them, and they have no reward in them. So we do not praise them for this, because they are deeds that are preserved, having no value with Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.
The questioner:
Naturally.
The Shaykh:
It is permissible to praise a disbeliever and to hold him in high regard, even if he has some good deeds, because he is not praised for them, as they are invalid and worthless.
Honorable Shaykh, how do we respond to the foolish people who say that disbelievers have good treatment and honesty in their dealings?
The Shaykh:
No, they have good treatment, and they have honesty in their dealings, but does this benefit them? Because of the existence of disbelief, because of the existence of disbelief in Allah the Exalted, their righteous deeds do not benefit them, and they have no reward in them. So we do not praise them for this, because they are deeds that are preserved, having no value with Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.
The questioner:
Naturally.
The Shaykh:
It is permissible to praise a disbeliever and to hold him in high regard, even if he has some good deeds, because he is not praised for them, as they are invalid and worthless.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، أبواب السلم والقرض والرهن — islamhouse.com (21:44)
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