What is the difference between al-wala' (loyalty) and al-tawalli (support)?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the difference between al-wala' (loyalty) and al-tawalli (support)?
Answer:
There is no clear distinction, but it appears to me, and Allah knows best, that al-wala' (loyalty) is merely love. As for al-tawalli (support), it is love accompanied by advocacy or accompanied by hatred for the religion. Love accompanied by something else is considered al-tawalli (support). As for love that is not accompanied by anything else, that is al-wala' (loyalty) and not al-tawalli (support). Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the difference between al-wala' (loyalty) and al-tawalli (support)?
Answer:
There is no clear distinction, but it appears to me, and Allah knows best, that al-wala' (loyalty) is merely love. As for al-tawalli (support), it is love accompanied by advocacy or accompanied by hatred for the religion. Love accompanied by something else is considered al-tawalli (support). As for love that is not accompanied by anything else, that is al-wala' (loyalty) and not al-tawalli (support). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما هو الفرق بين الموالاة والتولي؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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