What is the ruling on one who defends the Jews and Christians and refuses to speak about them?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on one who defends the Christians or the Jews and says, "Do not speak about them; for they are human beings like us, and they worship Allah, and we worship Allah"?
The Shaykh:
This is apostasy from the religion of Islam. If he is a Muslim, this is apostasy. If he was originally a disbeliever, then this is among the easiest things to say. For there is no sin after disbelief. They do not worship Allah. Who told you that they worship Allah? They worship Satan; they do not worship Allah. If they worshipped Allah, they would have followed Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).[Ali 'Imran 3:31], and He forgives you your sins. Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allah is Islam, and whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will not be accepted from him, and he will be among the losers in the Hereafter.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
That they are human beings like us. Yes, they are human beings, but being human is not sufficient. This is a matter concerning the religion. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on one who defends the Christians or the Jews and says, "Do not speak about them; for they are human beings like us, and they worship Allah, and we worship Allah"?
The Shaykh:
This is apostasy from the religion of Islam. If he is a Muslim, this is apostasy. If he was originally a disbeliever, then this is among the easiest things to say. For there is no sin after disbelief. They do not worship Allah. Who told you that they worship Allah? They worship Satan; they do not worship Allah. If they worshipped Allah, they would have followed Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).
Say, [O Muhammad], "If you should love Allah, then follow me, [so] Allah will love you
قُلْ إِن كُنتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ اللَّهَ فَاتَّبِعُونِي يُحْبِبْكُمُ اللَّهُThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
That they are human beings like us. Yes, they are human beings, but being human is not sufficient. This is a matter concerning the religion. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم من يدافع عن اليهود والنصارى ويرفض الكلام عليهم؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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