The Obligation of Disavowing the Polytheists
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Question:
The fourth issue is that some people claim that they do not associate partners with Allah and that they are sincere, but they do not disavow the polytheists. The religion of Ibrahim is the combination of these two types.
Answer:
Yes, some people claim that they do not associate partners with Allah, but they do not disavow the polytheists; rather, they show loyalty to them. This means that they are not upon the religion of Ibrahim, because Ibrahim was not among the polytheists; he was disavowing them.[Al-Mumtahanah 60:4] This is the religion of Ibrahim (peace be upon him), which He commanded those who came after him to follow. Ibrahim, along with the prophets, Noah, and all who came after them, were all upon one belief: this belief of tawhid (the oneness of Allah), which is worshipping Allah alone, having no partner for Him, and disavowing the polytheists. It is not sufficient for a person to worship only Allah until he disavows the polytheists. As for the one who says that they are all free and that they are all convinced of their religions, this is a false statement. There is no freedom in belief except freedom from shirk (associating partners with Allah) and worshipping other than Allah; that is the freedom. As for the idea that everyone worships whatever they want, that is not freedom. How can they be free when they worship trees, stones, graves, and shrines? Are these people free? They are not free; they have become slaves to other than Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
The fourth issue is that some people claim that they do not associate partners with Allah and that they are sincere, but they do not disavow the polytheists. The religion of Ibrahim is the combination of these two types.
Answer:
Yes, some people claim that they do not associate partners with Allah, but they do not disavow the polytheists; rather, they show loyalty to them. This means that they are not upon the religion of Ibrahim, because Ibrahim was not among the polytheists; he was disavowing them.
There has already been for you an excellent pattern in 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
قَدْ كَانَتْ لَكُمْ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ فِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَالَّذِينَ مَعَهُ إِذْ قَالُوا لِقَوْمِهِمْ إِنَّا بُرَآءُ مِنكُمْ وَمِمَّا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ كَفَرْنَا بِكُمْ وَبَدَا بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمُ الْعَدَاوَةُ وَالْبَغْضَاءُ أَبَدًا حَتَّىٰ تُؤْمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَحْدَهُ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [503] وجوب التبرؤ من المشركين - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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