What is the difference between our saying: "disavowal of shirk (associating partners with Allah) and its people," and our saying: "purity from shirk and its people"?
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Question:
What is the difference between our saying that Islam is submission to Allah through tawhid (the oneness of Allah), obedience to Him, and disavowal of shirk and its people, or purity from shirk and its people? Is there a difference between them?
Answer:
Purity and disavowal mean the same thing. It is one meaning; there is no difference between them. Its meaning is that it is not sufficient for you to single out Allah for worship and not associate partners with Him; this is not enough until you disavow the polytheists and believe in the invalidity of what they are upon. You must believe in the invalidity of what they are upon. But if you say, "I have nothing to do with them, and this is freedom, and everyone has his own belief," we say this is invalid.
Allah commanded disavowal of the polytheists and their religion, and that I am not among the polytheists.[Az-Zukhruf 43:26-27].
Disavowal was an example for you in Ibrahim (Abraham).[Al-Mumtahanah 60:4] This is the religion of Ibrahim (peace be upon him), which we were commanded to follow.
In this time, some of the pretentious ones come to us saying, "No, do not disavow the polytheists; they have their religion and their sovereignty." The religion of Allah, Exalted and Majestic is He, He said:[Al-Kafirun 109:6] This is from the chapter of disavowal, not from the chapter of peace and truce. It is not that everyone has his own religion; no, this is from the chapter of disavowal of them and their religion.
It is not from the chapter of accepting them in what they are upon, and our acceptance in what we are upon, and everyone having his own religion. No, this is not correct.
What is the difference between our saying that Islam is submission to Allah through tawhid (the oneness of Allah), obedience to Him, and disavowal of shirk and its people, or purity from shirk and its people? Is there a difference between them?
Answer:
Purity and disavowal mean the same thing. It is one meaning; there is no difference between them. Its meaning is that it is not sufficient for you to single out Allah for worship and not associate partners with Him; this is not enough until you disavow the polytheists and believe in the invalidity of what they are upon. You must believe in the invalidity of what they are upon. But if you say, "I have nothing to do with them, and this is freedom, and everyone has his own belief," we say this is invalid.
Allah commanded disavowal of the polytheists and their religion, and that I am not among the polytheists.
(26) And [mention, O Muhammad], when Abraham said to his father and his people, "Indeed, I am disassociated from that which you worship (27) Except for He who created me; and indeed, He will guide me."
وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِ إِنَّنِي بَرَاءٌ مِّمَّا تَعْبُدُونَ إِلَّا الَّذِي فَطَرَنِي فَإِنَّهُ سَيَهْدِينِDisavowal was an example for you in Ibrahim (Abraham).
and those with him, when they said to their people, "Indeed, we are disassociated from you and from whatever you worship other than Allah. We have denied you, and there has appeared between us and you animosity and hatred forever until you believe in Allah alone
وَالَّذِينَ مَعَهُ إِذْ قَالُوا لِقَوْمِهِمْ إِنَّا بُرَآءُ مِنكُمْ وَمِمَّا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ كَفَرْنَا بِكُمْ وَبَدَا بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمُ الْعَدَاوَةُ وَالْبَغْضَاءُ أَبَدًا حَتَّىٰ تُؤْمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَحْدَهُIn this time, some of the pretentious ones come to us saying, "No, do not disavow the polytheists; they have their religion and their sovereignty." The religion of Allah, Exalted and Majestic is He, He said:
For you is your religion, and for me is my religion."
لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِيَ دِينِIt is not from the chapter of accepting them in what they are upon, and our acceptance in what we are upon, and everyone having his own religion. No, this is not correct.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [57 -521] ما الفرق بين قولنا: البراءة من الشرك وأهله، وبين قولنا الخلوص من الشرك وأهله؟ — youtube.com
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