What is your opinion regarding what was published about Shaykh Abu Bakr al-Jazairi and Muhammad Aaman al-Jammi concerning the issue of seeking assistance from disbelievers?
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The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy.
The Shaykh : Excuse me, Professor.
The questioner : You are welcome, our Shaykh, you are welcome.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : How are you, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you. How are you?
The questioner : By Allah, praise be to Allah. May Allah bless you. Praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : May everyone be well.
The questioner : May Allah preserve you. Praise be to Allah, you are well.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : Do you have Abu Ahmad with you?Abu Layla
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : I want to know, which Saudi newspapers have come to you?
The Shaykh : These, I mean, the group, what should I say? You know better.
The questioner: There is no power nor strength except with Allah.
The Shaykh : Abu Bakr al-Jazairi, as you heard his article published here, and also our old friend Muhammad Aaman.
The questioner : Also.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : Subhan Allah!
The Shaykh : My dear sir, as is not hidden from you, this fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) has actually entered every home.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : And it has affected every individual, except those whom Allah protects, and they are few.
The questioner : Praise be to Allah in all circumstances.
The Shaykh : I mean, you find very strange words, as Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said about the one who follows a scholar without knowing his evidence (taqlid) that he gathers firewood and throws it on his back, and there is a snake in it that bites him, and he does not realize it.
The questioner : There is no power and no strength...
The Shaykh : One of them quoted a phrase from Imam al-Nawawi that it is permissible to seek assistance from a disbeliever if he has a good opinion of the Muslims!
The questioner: Allahu Akbar.
The Shaykh : Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest.
The questioner : There is no god but Allah, there is no god but Allah.
The Shaykh : I mean, there was one of our common brothers in Sham, an uneducated man, but, what Allah willed, he was shrewd and intelligent. He was speaking words that contained, I mean,
The questioner : wisdom.
The Shaykh : Wisdom, and he was weeping over this Muslim people, and even over the Ba'athists, saying, "O our brothers, do not blame them when they say that religion is the opium of the people. Do not blame them, because that is how they understand religion."
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : He gives examples of what comes out when relieving oneself, and he holds a state, and he walks in the ground, etc., and he says, "This is Islam."
The questioner: There is no power nor strength except with Allah.
The Shaykh : So do not blame them when they say that religion is the opium of the people.
The questioner: There is no power nor strength except with Allah.
The Shaykh : Allah is the Helper.
The questioner : Appropriate, my Shaykh, very good.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : So, can we speak to the brother?
The Shaykh : Okay, let us go, in the name of Allah.
The questioner : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy.
The Shaykh : Excuse me, Professor.
The questioner : You are welcome, our Shaykh, you are welcome.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : How are you, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you. How are you?
The questioner : By Allah, praise be to Allah. May Allah bless you. Praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : May everyone be well.
The questioner : May Allah preserve you. Praise be to Allah, you are well.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : Do you have Abu Ahmad with you?Abu Layla
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : I want to know, which Saudi newspapers have come to you?
The Shaykh : These, I mean, the group, what should I say? You know better.
The questioner: There is no power nor strength except with Allah.
The Shaykh : Abu Bakr al-Jazairi, as you heard his article published here, and also our old friend Muhammad Aaman.
The questioner : Also.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : Subhan Allah!
The Shaykh : My dear sir, as is not hidden from you, this fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) has actually entered every home.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : And it has affected every individual, except those whom Allah protects, and they are few.
The questioner : Praise be to Allah in all circumstances.
The Shaykh : I mean, you find very strange words, as Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said about the one who follows a scholar without knowing his evidence (taqlid) that he gathers firewood and throws it on his back, and there is a snake in it that bites him, and he does not realize it.
The questioner : There is no power and no strength...
The Shaykh : One of them quoted a phrase from Imam al-Nawawi that it is permissible to seek assistance from a disbeliever if he has a good opinion of the Muslims!
The questioner: Allahu Akbar.
The Shaykh : Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest.
The questioner : There is no god but Allah, there is no god but Allah.
The Shaykh : I mean, there was one of our common brothers in Sham, an uneducated man, but, what Allah willed, he was shrewd and intelligent. He was speaking words that contained, I mean,
The questioner : wisdom.
The Shaykh : Wisdom, and he was weeping over this Muslim people, and even over the Ba'athists, saying, "O our brothers, do not blame them when they say that religion is the opium of the people. Do not blame them, because that is how they understand religion."
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : He gives examples of what comes out when relieving oneself, and he holds a state, and he walks in the ground, etc., and he says, "This is Islam."
The questioner: There is no power nor strength except with Allah.
The Shaykh : So do not blame them when they say that religion is the opium of the people.
The questioner: There is no power nor strength except with Allah.
The Shaykh : Allah is the Helper.
The questioner : Appropriate, my Shaykh, very good.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : So, can we speak to the brother?
The Shaykh : Okay, let us go, in the name of Allah.
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