Is the one who allies himself with a disbeliever for his worldly affairs, not for his religion, a believer, because Allah addressed them with the name of faith?
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Question:
The questioner says: Does the statement of Allah the Exalted,[Al-Mumtahanah 60:1], contain a ruling that the one who allies himself with a disbeliever for his worldly affairs, not for his religion, is a believer; because Allah addressed them with the name of faith?
Answer:
No, this is not permissible. But Allah excused this Companion for what was true in his explanation of the motive for his correspondence with the disbelievers: that he did not love them, nor did he hate the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), nor did he doubt that Allah would support His Messenger. And he had hypocrisy.
So between his excuse—may Allah be pleased with him—the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) excused him. It is not permissible for anyone to criticize this Companion, or to do what some of the ignorant do, until some of them say that this is apostasy and that he became an apostate, may Allah protect us from that. This is not permissible. Yes, Allah excuses him, and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) excuses him, and you say that he is an apostate, or that... Yes. Or that he is a hypocrite with major hypocrisy, yes.
The questioner says: Does the statement of Allah the Exalted,
O you who have believed, do not take My enemies and your enemies as allies, extending to them
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَتَّخِذُوا عَدُوِّي وَعَدُوَّكُمْ أَوْلِيَاءَ تُلْقُونَ إِلَيْهِمAnswer:
No, this is not permissible. But Allah excused this Companion for what was true in his explanation of the motive for his correspondence with the disbelievers: that he did not love them, nor did he hate the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), nor did he doubt that Allah would support His Messenger. And he had hypocrisy.
So between his excuse—may Allah be pleased with him—the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) excused him. It is not permissible for anyone to criticize this Companion, or to do what some of the ignorant do, until some of them say that this is apostasy and that he became an apostate, may Allah protect us from that. This is not permissible. Yes, Allah excuses him, and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) excuses him, and you say that he is an apostate, or that... Yes. Or that he is a hypocrite with major hypocrisy, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل من تولى الكافر لدنياه لا لدينه يكون مؤمنا لأن الله ناداهم باسم الإيمان للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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