Combining the permissibility of seeking assistance from a trusted polytheist with the hadith "I do not seek assistance from a polytheist"
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The questioner:
This is what was made easy of the questions. This questioner says: The author (may Allah have mercy on him) states in mentioning the benefits derived from the story of al-Hudaybiyyah, one of which is that seeking assistance from a trusted polytheist in jihad is permissible out of necessity; because 'Uyaynah al-Khuzai'i was a disbeliever.
The Shaykh:
Yes, the one whom the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) sent as a vanguard. This man was from Khuzaa'ah and was not a Muslim. This indicates seeking assistance from a polytheist if he is trusted, trusted by the Muslims, because Khuzaa'ah were the repository of the advice of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his allies. So if he is trusted, he is utilized in fighting the polytheists, because he is more knowledgeable about them and their conditions. Yes.
The questioner:
He says, may Allah keep you safe: How do we reconcile this with what came in Sahih Muslim regarding the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) rejecting one of the polytheists who wanted to fight with him, and he said, "Go back, for I do not seek assistance from a polytheist against a disbeliever"?
The Shaykh:
This is said to be abrogated. This hadith is from the Battle of Badr, which is earlier, and what happened at al-Hudaybiyyah is later and abrogated.
This is what was made easy of the questions. This questioner says: The author (may Allah have mercy on him) states in mentioning the benefits derived from the story of al-Hudaybiyyah, one of which is that seeking assistance from a trusted polytheist in jihad is permissible out of necessity; because 'Uyaynah al-Khuzai'i was a disbeliever.
The Shaykh:
Yes, the one whom the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) sent as a vanguard. This man was from Khuzaa'ah and was not a Muslim. This indicates seeking assistance from a polytheist if he is trusted, trusted by the Muslims, because Khuzaa'ah were the repository of the advice of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his allies. So if he is trusted, he is utilized in fighting the polytheists, because he is more knowledgeable about them and their conditions. Yes.
The questioner:
He says, may Allah keep you safe: How do we reconcile this with what came in Sahih Muslim regarding the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) rejecting one of the polytheists who wanted to fight with him, and he said, "Go back, for I do not seek assistance from a polytheist against a disbeliever"?
The Shaykh:
This is said to be abrogated. This hadith is from the Battle of Badr, which is earlier, and what happened at al-Hudaybiyyah is later and abrogated.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2821] الجمع بين جواز الاستعانة بالمشرك المأمون وحديث "لا استعين بمشرك" - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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