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Ruling Relating To
Muslim Rulers & Muslim
Governments Allying
With The Kuffaar
This assistance which is based on alliance with the kuffaar can take
place in two ways. Either one Muslim state (Muslim ruler and
government) allies with the kuffaar against another Muslim state
(Muslim ruler and government) or secondly a Muslim ruler may ally
with the kuffaar against his own citizen.
However this is a lie there are times when this type of alliance could
make the ruler or the government involved fall into complete major
kufr (disbelieve: that makes a Muslim become expelled from Islam),
but there are other situations where allying with the kuffaar would
only make them sinners and other’s where they would not be
regarded as a kaafir or sinner.
Allah said " O you who believe! Take not my enemies and yours as
friends (or protectors), - offering them (your) love..... “until He says "
And any of you that does this has strayed from the Straight Path "
the scholars have said: Allah called them with the name of believers,
and covered with this label those who loved the Kuffaar, and this is an
evidence that his act is not an act of disbelief, but rather straying from
the right path. This is because he loved them and befriended them for
the sake of this world and not due to his doubt in religion.
This is why the Prophet said for the companion (the companion is
Hatib Ibn Abi Baltaa and is story is very famous) who did that
(muwalaat) "what made you do it?? " and he replied " by Allah I’m
nothing but a believer in Allah and His prophet, I just wanted those
People to protect my money and family..." and the Hadeeth is
mentioned in the two Saheehs.
So from this it's obvious that befriending the disbeliever and loving
him for the sake of this world, is not an act of disbelief if the
fundamental of belief in Islam is present in the person who does the
act of Muwalaat” Taken from a lecture called Al Dhawabit Al
Shar'iyyah Le Mawoqif Al Muslim Fel Fitan. Held on Rabee' Al Thani
1411 Hijri.
If the kuffaar were allied with against the Muslim for one of the
following reason then this allegiance would be counted as making the
Muslim ruler or government in general fall into major kufr that expels
a person from Islam.
Now it has become clear that allying with the kuffaar against the
Muslims does not only take one ruling but it has two ruling which are
major kufr and major sin. However the takfires/Khawarij of today
never have distinguished between the two rulings in regards to the
Muslim rulers and governments they only judge them all to be kuffaar
who have fallen into major kuffaar.
Ibn Sahman said about the Khawarij, “And the origin of the
tribulation of the people (the Khawarij) when they embroiled
themselves was ignorance concerning the judgment upon muwalaat
(friendship)...
If a Muslim ruler does not help the kuffaar against the Muslims but
he loves the disbelievers this is still haram.
Answer: Some scholars have allowed the use of kuffaar forces by one
group of Muslims who uses these kuffaar forces in a war with other
Muslims if they think there is a benefit for the Muslims in general. A
few of these scholars are:
• Imam ash-Shafi
• Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal
• Shaykh Abul-Qaasim al-Khirqee
• Shaykh Abul-Hasan as-Sindee
• Shaykh Bin Baz
• Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen
From the above it is clear that issue is one in which the scholars differ
and there is no ijmah (consensus) on. So a person can choose which
ever opinion he wants to follow as both views are supported by proof
from the Sunnah of the prophet and respected scholars. This means it
is not allowed to argue over this issue or to stop talking, fight or stay
away from each other based on this issue. It is also not allowed to
label Muslims with a different view to yourself in this issue as sinners,
innovators, misguided or kuffaar.