Is it permissible to make a bequest to a disbeliever?
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The questioner : I say it is permissible for a person to give to a disbeliever.
The Shaykh : Yes, a specific person, a specific person.
The questioner : It is well known now that the disbelievers plot against the Muslims.
The Shaykh : If you do not know that a permissible thing is subject to the five rulings, well, if we know that if we bequeath to this disbeliever, he will use it to buy weapons for the Muslims, then it is not permissible to give it to him, not even in this world.
The questioner : But even if we do not know that it is in his house.
The Shaykh : The default is permissibility, and you must understand this: if it is said that a thing is permissible, it does not mean it is so in all circumstances. Permissible means it is not prohibited, but it is subject to the five rulings; it may be forbidden, obligatory, recommended, or disliked.
The Shaykh : Yes, a specific person, a specific person.
The questioner : It is well known now that the disbelievers plot against the Muslims.
The Shaykh : If you do not know that a permissible thing is subject to the five rulings, well, if we know that if we bequeath to this disbeliever, he will use it to buy weapons for the Muslims, then it is not permissible to give it to him, not even in this world.
The questioner : But even if we do not know that it is in his house.
The Shaykh : The default is permissibility, and you must understand this: if it is said that a thing is permissible, it does not mean it is so in all circumstances. Permissible means it is not prohibited, but it is subject to the five rulings; it may be forbidden, obligatory, recommended, or disliked.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1817 - 4600 هل يجوز الوصية لكافر؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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