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Is it allowed to befriend a non-muslim?

Published as Befriending a non-muslim

· 9 Rajab 1434 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Is it allowed to befriend a non-muslim? I have a non-muslim friend. He is a good man and helps me in studies, etc. Should I break friendship with him or not?

Answer

Apart from the necessary dealings, a Mu'min should not have a close relationship with a Kaafir. Allah Ta'ala says in the Qur'an:

O you who believe, do not take the Jews and the Christians as close fiends. They are part of one another.

O you who believe, do not take the disbelievers as close fiends leaving aside the believers.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَتَّخِذُوا الْيَهُودَ وَالنَّصَارَىٰ أَوْلِيَاءَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ بَعْضٍ ﴿المائدة: ٥١﴾

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَتَّخِذُوا الْكَافِرِينَ أَوْلِيَاءَ مِن دُونِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿النساء: ١٤٤﴾

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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