Is it permissible to invoke against disbelievers in general, as some say: “O Allah, against all disbelievers”?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner asks: Is it permissible to invoke against disbelievers in general, as some imams say, “O Allah, against all disbelievers,” or should one invoke for their guidance in general?
Answer:
We invoke a curse upon the aggressors among them, but not upon the general population, those who have not transgressed against us; we do not invoke a curse upon them.[Al-Mumtahanah 60:8] We only invoke a curse upon the aggressors. [Al-Mumtahanah 60:9] Yes.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner asks: Is it permissible to invoke against disbelievers in general, as some imams say, “O Allah, against all disbelievers,” or should one invoke for their guidance in general?
Answer:
We invoke a curse upon the aggressors among them, but not upon the general population, those who have not transgressed against us; we do not invoke a curse upon them.
Allah does not forbid you from those who do not fight you because of religion and do not expel you from your homes - from being righteous toward them and acting justly toward them. Indeed, Allah loves those who act justly.
لَّا يَنْهَاكُمُ اللَّهُ عَنِ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يُقَاتِلُوكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ وَلَمْ يُخْرِجُوكُم مِّن دِيَارِكُمْ أَن تَبَرُّوهُمْ وَتُقْسِطُوا إِلَيْهِمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُقْسِطِينَAllah only forbids you from those who fight you because of religion and expel you from your homes and aid in your expulsion - [forbids] that you make allies of them. And whoever makes allies of them, then it is those who are the wrongdoers.
إِنَّمَا يَنْهَاكُمُ اللَّهُ عَنِ الَّذِينَ قَاتَلُوكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ وَأَخْرَجُوكُم مِّن دِيَارِكُمْ وَظَاهَرُوا عَلَىٰ إِخْرَاجِكُمْ أَن تَوَلَّوْهُمْ وَمَن يَتَوَلَّهُمْ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الظَّالِمُونَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/3063] هل يُدعى على الكفار عمومًا كقول بعضهم: (اللهم عليك بالكُفّار أجمعين) -الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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