Part 17

Allaah, the Most High, says, "So fight them until their remains no worship of anything besides Allaah, and obedience and worship are purely for Allaah." [surah al-Anfaal (8):39] Since Allaah is not pleased with kufr and shirk it is obligatory that the Believer is also not pleased with them. This is because the Believers loving and hating must conform to what Allaah loves and hates; so that he is angry with that which angers Allaah, and is pleased with that which pleases Allaah, the Mighty and Majestic. So since Allaah is not pleased with kufr and shirk, then it is not fitting that the Muslim should be pleased with them. Then shirk is something very serious and dangerous, as Allaah, the Mighty and Majestic, says, "Indeed Allaah does not forgive associating anything in worship with Him, but He forgives whatever is lesser than shirk to whomever He pleases." [surah an-Nisaa' (4):48] "Indeed whoever associates anything in worship with Allaah, then Allaah has forbidden Paradise for him and his abode will be the Fire; and for the wrongdoers who worship others besides Allaah there is none to aid and save them on the Day of Resurrection." [surah al-Maa'idah (5):72] The Prophet (?H) said: "Whomever meets Allaah not worshipping anything along with Him will enter Paradise, and whoever meets Him having worshipped others along with Him will enter the Fire" [Reported by Muslim (Eng. transl. 1/54/ no.168)]. THE THIRD [27]: That whoever is obedient to the Messenger and singles out Allaah with all worship, upon tawhid, then it is not permissible for him to have friendship and alliance with those who oppose Allaah and His Messenger, even if they are those most closely related to him, and the proof is the Saying of Allaah, the Most High "You will not find a people who believe in Allaah and the Last Day loving those who oppose Allaah and His Messenger, even if they are their fathers, or their sons, or their brothers, or their kinsfolk. Rather Allaah has decreed true Faith for their hearts, and strengthened them with proof, light and guidance from Him; and He will enter them into the gardens of Paradise beneath whose trees rivers will flow, and they will dwell therein forever. Allaah is pleased with them and they with Him. They are the party of Allaah. Indeed the party of Allaah are the successful." [surah al-Mujaadilah (58):22] ________________________________________________________ The third matter which is obligatory for us to know is that of 'alliance and disassociation (al-Walaa wal-Baraa) (i.e. alliance with the Believers obedient to Allaah and His Messenger, and enmity and disassociation from the unbelievers and those opposing Allaah and His Messenger). So this alliance and disassociation is a great principle emphasised in many texts. Allaah, the Mighty and Majestic, says: "O you who believe do not take as friends and protectors those outside your religion, since they will not spare any effort in trying to corrupt you." [surah Aal- 'Imraan (3): 118] "O you who believe do not take as friends and protectors those who take your Religion as mockery and fun, from amongst those who received the Scripture before you, nor from the idolaters; and fear Allaah concerning this if you are truly Believers." [surah al-Maa'idah (5):57J “O you who believe do not take as friends and protectors your fathers and your brothers if they choose unbelief to belief, and whoever of you takes them as friends and protectors is one of the transgressors. Say, O Muhammad, to those who choose to remain in the land of the idolaters and not to emigrate to the land of Islaam: If your fathers; your sons; your brothers; your wives; your families; the wealth which you have earned; the trade which you fear you will lose; and homes which please you are dearer to you than Allaah and His Messenger and fighting jihaad in His cause, then wait until Allaah brings about His decree (the Conquest of Makkah) to see the retribution that awaits you, and Allaah does not guide the disobedient." [surah at-Tawbah (9):23-24] "There is a fine example for you to follow in Ibraaheem and those with him when they said to their unbelieving people: 'We are free of you and whatever idols you worship besides Allaah, and we deny and reject what you are upon; and because of your disbelief in Allaah and your worship of others besides Him, enmity and hatred has arisen between us for ever, unless you believe truly in Allaah, and single Him out, and worship Him alone." [surah al-Mumtahinah (60):4] This is because having friendship and alliance with, and seeking to please one who opposes Allaah is a proof that the belief in Allaah and His Messenger in his heart is indeed weak. This is because it is against reason that a person can have love for anything that is an enemy of the one he truly loves. Alliance with the unbelievers means to help and assist them in the unbelief and misguidance which they are upon; and having love for them is shown by doing those things which will earn their love and friendship by any means. Without a doubt this shows that true belief (eemaan) is either totally absent, or is at least deficient.