Is laughing and having good character with disbelievers considered affection for them?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on laughing and having good character with disbelievers, and is it included in loyalty and support for them?
Answer:
If your laughing with them is out of affection, this falls under loyalty, because it is an action, an action, an outward action and an inward action toward their affection. So your laughing for them, being pleased and relaxed with them, is undoubtedly loyalty, a type of loyalty, yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on laughing and having good character with disbelievers, and is it included in loyalty and support for them?
Answer:
If your laughing with them is out of affection, this falls under loyalty, because it is an action, an action, an outward action and an inward action toward their affection. So your laughing for them, being pleased and relaxed with them, is undoubtedly loyalty, a type of loyalty, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل الضحك وحسن الخلق مع الكفار يعتبر من المودة لهم؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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