What is the ruling on describing disbelievers as truthful and trustworthy?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on describing disbelievers as ascetic, truthful, and trustworthy?
Answer:
In worldly matters, they are ascetic in worldly affairs, they worship, and they are truthful in transactions. They are not truthful in worship; they are liars in worship and knowledge, but they are truthful in transactions.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on describing disbelievers as ascetic, truthful, and trustworthy?
Answer:
In worldly matters, they are ascetic in worldly affairs, they worship, and they are truthful in transactions. They are not truthful in worship; they are liars in worship and knowledge, but they are truthful in transactions.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [690 -858] ما حكم وصف الكفار بالصدق والأمانة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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