Is it permissible to associate with a Christian?
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The questioner : O Shaykh, if you please, by Allah, is it permissible to associate with a Christian?
The Shaykh : Welcome, welcome.
The questioner : Is it permissible to associate with a Christian in terms of sleeping, eating, and drinking?
The Shaykh : If he is able to fulfill the obligatory duties. Welcome, how are you?
The questioner : What do you mean, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh: How are you?
The student : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : You are coming with us.
The student : No, by Allah, O Shaykh, I am... new.
The Shaykh : What Allah willed.
The student : Yes, and I didn't hear the news until yesterday, after I had already agreed to it.
The Shaykh : Fine, bring it with you.
The student : It is not particularly for us, according to our means.
The Shaykh : Good, if Allah wills.
The student : Peace be upon you, or I would have liked to.
The student : Welcome, Abu 'Abdullah.
The questioner : O Shaykh, by Allah, if you please, what is the obligatory duty? O Shaykh, what is the obligatory duty that the Christian must fulfill?
The Shaykh : You want something.
The student : But I passed by Abu 'Abdullah...
The Shaykh: All right.
The student: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you, are you waiting for someone?
The student : Umm al-Fadl.
The Shaykh : Umm al-Fadl.
The questioner : O Shaykh, if you please, what is the obligatory duty that you mentioned regarding the Christian?
The Shaykh : The obligatory duty is that he must maintain his morals and etiquette, and fulfill the obligatory acts of his worship, and not be influenced by the open sinfulness of his companion, for it was said in the past: "Do not ask about a man, but ask about his companion, for every companion is imitated by his companion." And it was also said: "The companion drags along." And it is the prevailing custom that the wicked companion influences the righteous companion. And as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:, and there is no doubt that you will at least smell a bad odor from this Christian companion; because he does not perform the full ritual bath from major ritual impurity.
The questioner : I mean, its meaning is that it is not permissible, that it is forbidden, O Shaykh? I mean, no, his treatment of the brothers...
The Shaykh : It is not necessary, my brother, may Allah guide you. In every matter where the scholar says forbidden, forbidden, it is sufficient for you that the matter be as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:. Do you understand this hadith, or are you a stranger to it?
The questioner : No, may Allah open your mouth, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : It seems he is a stranger to it.
The questioner : If you please, O our Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : There is a problem, perhaps I have been facing it for a long time. Frankly, and praise be to Allah, we hope or we call upon Allah that it will end. I committed myself to the Salafi brothers in Egypt, but unfortunately, they have an emir, and the emir has one deputy, and the second has a third. I am not at all comfortable with this work.
The Shaykh : That is enough, keep your question. Now the women are coming. Welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome.
The student: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : O Shaykh, is...
The Shaykh : Welcome, may Allah bless you, and upon you be peace, welcome, welcome, and upon you be peace, may Allah make you grow with good growth, welcome, welcome.
The student : O Shaykh, these are two verses of poetry from a brother from Iraq who called you.
The Shaykh : Fine, may Allah reward you with good, welcome, welcome, may Allah bless you, peace be upon you, how are you?
The student : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Welcome, welcome, by Allah, we are successful, if Allah wills.
The student: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and its blessings, welcome, welcome, welcome, how are you?
The student : May Allah bless your life.
The Shaykh : May Allah keep you well.
The student : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Welcome, welcome, fine, how are you?
The student : By Allah, I miss you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah keep you well.
The student : I want to introduce you to the brother Ahmad.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The student : A new arrival to the people of the Sunnah and the community.
The Shaykh : Welcome, which island?
The student : A new arrival.
The Shaykh : Ah, new, I guessed island, how are you?
The student : O Shaykh, what is the ruling on casting votes in elections?
The Shaykh : Welcome, this requires detail, and this is not...
The student: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The student : How are you, professor?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well, welcome, how are you, fine?
The student : May Allah keep you for us, for I love you for the sake of Allah.
The Shaykh : May Allah love you for the sake of which you loved me.
The student : Fine, now the door is locked.
The student : Let's lock it.
The student : From where? From here.
The Shaykh : Did something happen?
The student : No, nothing happened. Peace be upon you, this is not locked, praise be to Allah... Praise be to Allah for safety, please, the door is locked.
Another student : ... O Ibrahim.
The student : As Allah willed.
The Shaykh : Welcome, welcome.
The questioner : Is it permissible to associate with a Christian in terms of sleeping, eating, and drinking?
The Shaykh : If he is able to fulfill the obligatory duties. Welcome, how are you?
The questioner : What do you mean, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh: How are you?
The student : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : You are coming with us.
The student : No, by Allah, O Shaykh, I am... new.
The Shaykh : What Allah willed.
The student : Yes, and I didn't hear the news until yesterday, after I had already agreed to it.
The Shaykh : Fine, bring it with you.
The student : It is not particularly for us, according to our means.
The Shaykh : Good, if Allah wills.
The student : Peace be upon you, or I would have liked to.
The student : Welcome, Abu 'Abdullah.
The questioner : O Shaykh, by Allah, if you please, what is the obligatory duty? O Shaykh, what is the obligatory duty that the Christian must fulfill?
The Shaykh : You want something.
The student : But I passed by Abu 'Abdullah...
The Shaykh: All right.
The student: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you, are you waiting for someone?
The student : Umm al-Fadl.
The Shaykh : Umm al-Fadl.
The questioner : O Shaykh, if you please, what is the obligatory duty that you mentioned regarding the Christian?
The Shaykh : The obligatory duty is that he must maintain his morals and etiquette, and fulfill the obligatory acts of his worship, and not be influenced by the open sinfulness of his companion, for it was said in the past: "Do not ask about a man, but ask about his companion, for every companion is imitated by his companion." And it was also said: "The companion drags along." And it is the prevailing custom that the wicked companion influences the righteous companion. And as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Like the companion of good is like the seller of musk; either he gives you some, or you buy from him, or you smell a pleasant scent from him. And like the companion of evil is like the owner of the bellows - meaning the blacksmith -; either he burns your clothes, or you smell a bad odor from him.
مثل الجليس الصالح كمثل بائع المسك ؛ إما أن يحذيك ، وإما أن تشتري منه ، وإما أن تشمَّ منه رائحة طيِّبة ، ومثل الجليس السوء كمثل صاحب الكير - يعني الحداد - ؛ إما يحرق ثيابك ، وإما أن تشمَّ منه رائحة كريهةThe questioner : I mean, its meaning is that it is not permissible, that it is forbidden, O Shaykh? I mean, no, his treatment of the brothers...
The Shaykh : It is not necessary, my brother, may Allah guide you. In every matter where the scholar says forbidden, forbidden, it is sufficient for you that the matter be as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
And between them are matters of doubt about which many people do not know; so whoever avoids the doubtful matters has protected his religion and his honor; and verily, for every king is a prohibited area, and verily, the prohibited area of Allah is His prohibitions; and verily, whoever goes around the prohibited area is likely to fall into it.
وبينهم أمور مشتبهات لا يعلمهنَّ كثير من الناس ؛ فمن اتقى الشبهات فقد استبرأ لدينه وعرضه ؛ ألا وإن لكل ملك حمى ، ألا وإن حمى الله محارمه ، ألا ومن حام حول الحمى يوشك أن يقع فيهThe questioner : No, may Allah open your mouth, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : It seems he is a stranger to it.
The questioner : If you please, O our Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : There is a problem, perhaps I have been facing it for a long time. Frankly, and praise be to Allah, we hope or we call upon Allah that it will end. I committed myself to the Salafi brothers in Egypt, but unfortunately, they have an emir, and the emir has one deputy, and the second has a third. I am not at all comfortable with this work.
The Shaykh : That is enough, keep your question. Now the women are coming. Welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome.
The student: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : O Shaykh, is...
The Shaykh : Welcome, may Allah bless you, and upon you be peace, welcome, welcome, and upon you be peace, may Allah make you grow with good growth, welcome, welcome.
The student : O Shaykh, these are two verses of poetry from a brother from Iraq who called you.
The Shaykh : Fine, may Allah reward you with good, welcome, welcome, may Allah bless you, peace be upon you, how are you?
The student : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Welcome, welcome, by Allah, we are successful, if Allah wills.
The student: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and its blessings, welcome, welcome, welcome, how are you?
The student : May Allah bless your life.
The Shaykh : May Allah keep you well.
The student : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Welcome, welcome, fine, how are you?
The student : By Allah, I miss you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah keep you well.
The student : I want to introduce you to the brother Ahmad.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The student : A new arrival to the people of the Sunnah and the community.
The Shaykh : Welcome, which island?
The student : A new arrival.
The Shaykh : Ah, new, I guessed island, how are you?
The student : O Shaykh, what is the ruling on casting votes in elections?
The Shaykh : Welcome, this requires detail, and this is not...
The student: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The student : How are you, professor?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well, welcome, how are you, fine?
The student : May Allah keep you for us, for I love you for the sake of Allah.
The Shaykh : May Allah love you for the sake of which you loved me.
The student : Fine, now the door is locked.
The student : Let's lock it.
The student : From where? From here.
The Shaykh : Did something happen?
The student : No, nothing happened. Peace be upon you, this is not locked, praise be to Allah... Praise be to Allah for safety, please, the door is locked.
Another student : ... O Ibrahim.
The student : As Allah willed.
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