Reading from the author's words, with commentary and collation of manuscripts: "He said: And in it is another defect: that eating it is part of the exaltation of their shirk (associating partners with Allah).
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The reader: "He said: And in it is another defect: that eating it is part of the exaltation of their shirk (associating partners with Allah). And indeed Sa'd al-Ma'afiri asked Malik about the food that the Christians prepare for their dead, which they give in charity on their behalf: Does a Muslim eat from it? He said: 'It is not befitting; he should not take it from them'; because it is only done to exalt shirk, so it is like the sacrifices for festivals and churches. And Ibn al-Qasim was asked about a Christian who bequeaths something to be sold from his property for the church: Is it permissible for a Muslim to buy it? He said: 'It is not lawful for him; because it is an exaltation of their rituals and laws, and the one who buys it is a bad Muslim'"
The Shaykh : ... and he was asked, what is Ibn
The reader: Ibn al-Qasim bequeaths something to be sold from
The Shaykh : ...
The reader: "Ibn al-Qasim about a Christian who bequeaths something to be sold from his property for the church: Is it permissible for a Muslim to buy it? He said" It is not lawful for him; because it is an exaltation of their rituals and laws, and the one who buys it is a bad Muslim "And Ibn al-Qasim said regarding church land, where the bishop sells something from it for its repair, and perhaps that land was endowed for the church for its benefit: It is not permissible for Muslims to buy it from two aspects: the first is aiding in the exaltation of the church, and the second is from the aspect of selling the endowment. And it is not permissible for them in their endowments except what is permissible for Muslims, and I do not see it for the ruler of Muslims to intervene in it with prohibition or enforcement or anything else. He said: And Ibn al-Qasim was asked about riding in the ships in which the Christians ride to their festivals, and he disliked that for fear of the wrath descending upon them for the shirk they gathered for, and Ibn al-Qasim disliked for a Muslim to give the Christians something in their festival as a reward for them, and he saw it as an exaltation of their festival and aiding them in the benefit of their disbelief. Do you not see that it is not lawful for Muslims to sell to the Christians anything from the benefit of their festival? Not meat, not condiments"
The Shaykh : Ah?
The reader: "Not meat, not condiments"
The Shaykh : Condiments, or condiments
The reader: "Not meat, not food, not clothing, and they are not to be lent a beast or helped in any way with their festivals, for that is part of exalting their shirk (associating partners with Allah) and aiding them in their kufr (disbelief). It is incumbent upon the rulers to forbid the Muslims from doing so. This is the opinion of Malik and others; I am not aware of any disagreement on this point. Therefore, eating the sacrifices of their festivals falls under what is unanimously disliked, and in my view, it is even more severe. This is all the statement of Ibn Habib, who mentioned that there is consensus on the dislike of selling them or giving them gifts of what they use to aid in their festivals. He explicitly stated that the madhhab (school of jurisprudence) of Malik is that it is not permissible. As for the texts of Ahmad on the issues of this chapter, Ishaq ibn Ibrahim said: Abu Abdullah (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked about Christians who endowed a property for sale; can a Muslim man rent it from them? He said, "He should not take it for anything, nor aid them in what they are doing." He also said: I heard Abu Abdullah, and a man asked him: "I am building a na'us (shrine) for the Majus (Zoroastrians)." He said, "Do not build it for them, nor aid them in what they are doing." It was also reported from Muhammad ibn al-Hakam that he was asked about a Muslim man digging a grave for the dhimmis (protected non-Muslims) for a fee. He said, "There is no harm in it." The difference between the two is that the na'us is a specific feature of their false religion, like a church, unlike a grave in general, which is not a sin in itself nor a specific feature of their religion. Al-Khallal said, "The chapter on a man renting his house to a dhimmi or selling it to him." He mentioned from al-Marwazi that Abu Abdullah was asked about a man who sold his house to a dhimmi, and it had its mihrabs (prayer niches). He said, "It is a Christian house, and he considered that serious, saying: It is not to be sold, where the bell is rung and the crosses are erected. He said: It is not to be sold to the disbelievers, and he was strict about that." And from Abu al-Harith, that Abu Abdullah was asked about a man who sells his house, and a Christian came and offered him a higher price for the house. Do you think he should sell his house to him, whether he is a Christian, a Jew, or a Majusi? He said, "I do not think he should do that. He should sell his house to a disbeliever who disbelieves in Allah within it? I prefer that he sell it to a Muslim." This is a text prohibiting it. It was reported from Ibrahim ibn al-Harith that it was said to Abu Abdullah: A man rents his house to a dhimmi who stays in it, and he knows that he drinks khamr (intoxicants) and associates partners with Allah in it. Ibn A'uf said: He used not to rent to anyone but the dhimmis, saying: He frightens them.
The Shaykh : He frightens them, yes.
The reader: He frightens them.
The Shaykh : He frightens them, yes.
The reader: "He frightens them. It was said to him: It seems he intended to humiliate the dhimmis with this. He said: No, but he intended that he disliked frightening the Muslims. He said: If I come to ask for the rent from a Muslim, I would frighten him. But if it is a dhimmi, it is easier for him. And Abu Abdullah was amazed at this from Ibn A'uf." Preceded Ibn A'uf.
The Shaykh : Ibn A'uf.
The reader: Preceded.
The Shaykh : Not Ibn A'uf, in my view.
The reader: Yes, preceded. We said Ibn A'uf, and there is no error.
The Shaykh : With Ibn A'uf, and not Ibn A'uf.
The reader: I said the first is Ibn A'uf.
The Shaykh : Not Ibn A'uf.
The reader: The first.
The Shaykh : Yes
The reader: Yes. "And Abu Abdullah was amazed at this from Ibn A'uf, as I saw. And al-Athram reported it the same way, and his wording was: I said to Abu Abdullah, and the issues of al-Athram and Ibrahim ibn al-Harith share in them. And it was reported from Mihnah,
The Shaykh : The time has ended.
The Shaykh : ... and he was asked, what is Ibn
The reader: Ibn al-Qasim bequeaths something to be sold from
The Shaykh : ...
The reader: "Ibn al-Qasim about a Christian who bequeaths something to be sold from his property for the church: Is it permissible for a Muslim to buy it? He said" It is not lawful for him; because it is an exaltation of their rituals and laws, and the one who buys it is a bad Muslim "And Ibn al-Qasim said regarding church land, where the bishop sells something from it for its repair, and perhaps that land was endowed for the church for its benefit: It is not permissible for Muslims to buy it from two aspects: the first is aiding in the exaltation of the church, and the second is from the aspect of selling the endowment. And it is not permissible for them in their endowments except what is permissible for Muslims, and I do not see it for the ruler of Muslims to intervene in it with prohibition or enforcement or anything else. He said: And Ibn al-Qasim was asked about riding in the ships in which the Christians ride to their festivals, and he disliked that for fear of the wrath descending upon them for the shirk they gathered for, and Ibn al-Qasim disliked for a Muslim to give the Christians something in their festival as a reward for them, and he saw it as an exaltation of their festival and aiding them in the benefit of their disbelief. Do you not see that it is not lawful for Muslims to sell to the Christians anything from the benefit of their festival? Not meat, not condiments"
The Shaykh : Ah?
The reader: "Not meat, not condiments"
The Shaykh : Condiments, or condiments
The reader: "Not meat, not food, not clothing, and they are not to be lent a beast or helped in any way with their festivals, for that is part of exalting their shirk (associating partners with Allah) and aiding them in their kufr (disbelief). It is incumbent upon the rulers to forbid the Muslims from doing so. This is the opinion of Malik and others; I am not aware of any disagreement on this point. Therefore, eating the sacrifices of their festivals falls under what is unanimously disliked, and in my view, it is even more severe. This is all the statement of Ibn Habib, who mentioned that there is consensus on the dislike of selling them or giving them gifts of what they use to aid in their festivals. He explicitly stated that the madhhab (school of jurisprudence) of Malik is that it is not permissible. As for the texts of Ahmad on the issues of this chapter, Ishaq ibn Ibrahim said: Abu Abdullah (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked about Christians who endowed a property for sale; can a Muslim man rent it from them? He said, "He should not take it for anything, nor aid them in what they are doing." He also said: I heard Abu Abdullah, and a man asked him: "I am building a na'us (shrine) for the Majus (Zoroastrians)." He said, "Do not build it for them, nor aid them in what they are doing." It was also reported from Muhammad ibn al-Hakam that he was asked about a Muslim man digging a grave for the dhimmis (protected non-Muslims) for a fee. He said, "There is no harm in it." The difference between the two is that the na'us is a specific feature of their false religion, like a church, unlike a grave in general, which is not a sin in itself nor a specific feature of their religion. Al-Khallal said, "The chapter on a man renting his house to a dhimmi or selling it to him." He mentioned from al-Marwazi that Abu Abdullah was asked about a man who sold his house to a dhimmi, and it had its mihrabs (prayer niches). He said, "It is a Christian house, and he considered that serious, saying: It is not to be sold, where the bell is rung and the crosses are erected. He said: It is not to be sold to the disbelievers, and he was strict about that." And from Abu al-Harith, that Abu Abdullah was asked about a man who sells his house, and a Christian came and offered him a higher price for the house. Do you think he should sell his house to him, whether he is a Christian, a Jew, or a Majusi? He said, "I do not think he should do that. He should sell his house to a disbeliever who disbelieves in Allah within it? I prefer that he sell it to a Muslim." This is a text prohibiting it. It was reported from Ibrahim ibn al-Harith that it was said to Abu Abdullah: A man rents his house to a dhimmi who stays in it, and he knows that he drinks khamr (intoxicants) and associates partners with Allah in it. Ibn A'uf said: He used not to rent to anyone but the dhimmis, saying: He frightens them.
The Shaykh : He frightens them, yes.
The reader: He frightens them.
The Shaykh : He frightens them, yes.
The reader: "He frightens them. It was said to him: It seems he intended to humiliate the dhimmis with this. He said: No, but he intended that he disliked frightening the Muslims. He said: If I come to ask for the rent from a Muslim, I would frighten him. But if it is a dhimmi, it is easier for him. And Abu Abdullah was amazed at this from Ibn A'uf." Preceded Ibn A'uf.
The Shaykh : Ibn A'uf.
The reader: Preceded.
The Shaykh : Not Ibn A'uf, in my view.
The reader: Yes, preceded. We said Ibn A'uf, and there is no error.
The Shaykh : With Ibn A'uf, and not Ibn A'uf.
The reader: I said the first is Ibn A'uf.
The Shaykh : Not Ibn A'uf.
The reader: The first.
The Shaykh : Yes
The reader: Yes. "And Abu Abdullah was amazed at this from Ibn A'uf, as I saw. And al-Athram reported it the same way, and his wording was: I said to Abu Abdullah, and the issues of al-Athram and Ibrahim ibn al-Harith share in them. And it was reported from Mihnah,
The Shaykh : The time has ended.