Discussion of the creed of loyalty and disavowal, and clarification of the erroneous understanding by some writers regarding the hadith: “They have what we have, and they are bound by what binds us”

The Shaykh : We should not be taken in by empty propaganda today, brothers in humanity. In reality, this is one of the terms that kills the Muslim’s dignity in his heart; he does not raise his head and does not recognize the greatness of Allah’s blessing upon him when He made him a Muslim. They are all human beings, and they are all brothers. Accordingly, some shaykhs and some writers equate themselves with the disbeliever, saying: “So-and-so is a brother, our Christian brothers!” Perhaps the era will come, and I hope it will not, but if it does, it will be far off. O Allah, keep it around us and not upon us. I fear that a time will come when one of them will say: “Our Jewish brothers.” This is not far off at all, especially since Arab politics claim to be moving toward settling the issue and appeasing our brothers, and accusing us... They have... upon us. And I seize this opportunity; someone will come to say: “They have what we have, and they are bound by what binds us”!
And I say now that this phrase is one of the grave errors prevalent on the tongues of Islamic writers, their lecturers, and their preachers when one of them speaks about the rights of the dhimmis. The term “dhimmis” has been discarded by Muslims today, and they have replaced it with the term “citizens.” This is among those soft terms, as they call them, which are the mother of all evils. The Lawgiver called it the mother of all evils, while they call it “spirits.” Likewise, the term “dhimmis” has been removed from the history of Islamic civilization today, and they have replaced it with the term “citizens.” There is no difference; this is a citizen and that is a citizen. They say that when speaking about the rights of the dhimmis, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said about them: . I say it plainly: this is a lie against the Messenger of Allah. I am not speaking about the intention; that is a matter for Allah. But the reality is that attributing this phrase to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and saying that he said it regarding the dhimmis while they are still disbelievers is a lie against the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He only said it regarding disbelievers in general, whether they were Jews, Christians, or polytheists, if they become Muslims, then they have what we have, and they are bound by what binds us.
The error arose from cutting and severing this phrase from the hadith, so they applied it to the dhimmis. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) did not say it regarding the dhimmis, and it is impossible for him to have said it, because Allah says: , . How can you say to the disbelieving dhimmis: “They have what we have, and they are bound by what binds us”? How is this, when we know that the Muslim has rights that the dhimmi does not have? , and in a narration: , . Do you greet the dhimmis when you meet them? No, and yes, depending on your culture and your pride in your religion. The Messenger of Allah says: , and the implication of this is that if you meet a disbeliever, you do not greet him. Do you do that? Perhaps. How is that when the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) says: ?!
I consider these hadiths to have been forgotten due to the political policy that seeks to bring Muslims closer to non-Muslims, especially if they are Muslims residing in the lands of disbelievers. I do not consider this to be part of the Shari'ah policy in any way whatsoever, because when we want to govern disbelievers with one policy, we are losing Muslims with that policy. So whoever can reconcile the two policies, good for him. But if loss is inevitable, let the loss be at the expense of the disbelievers, not at the expense of the Muslims. This word... to it on the occasion of my knowledge that it is important...