Is agreement with the religion a condition for declaring a disbeliever one who openly supports the disbelievers?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Does the author’s statement (may Allah have mercy on him) that if one displays agreement with the polytheists’ religion, this indicates that the ruling of disbelief in openly supporting the polytheists is contingent upon agreeing with their religion? In other words, if he supported them and aided them for the sake of this world without displaying agreement, would he not be declared a disbeliever?
Answer:
This was mentioned previously: if one displays agreement with them out of greed for this world, he is a disbeliever. This is also one of the forms of apostasy. If my intention is greed for this world, and I display agreement with them without compulsion and without dealing with them to ward off their harm, but rather I am seeking the wealth of this world, then he has sold his religion for this world. He becomes an apostate. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Does the author’s statement (may Allah have mercy on him) that if one displays agreement with the polytheists’ religion, this indicates that the ruling of disbelief in openly supporting the polytheists is contingent upon agreeing with their religion? In other words, if he supported them and aided them for the sake of this world without displaying agreement, would he not be declared a disbeliever?
Answer:
This was mentioned previously: if one displays agreement with them out of greed for this world, he is a disbeliever. This is also one of the forms of apostasy. If my intention is greed for this world, and I display agreement with them without compulsion and without dealing with them to ward off their harm, but rather I am seeking the wealth of this world, then he has sold his religion for this world. He becomes an apostate. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يشترط الموافقة على الدين لكفر من يظاهر الكفار؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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