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Wa`alykum As-Salaamu Warahmatullahi Wabarakaatuh.
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.
Dear questioner, we would like to thank you for the great confidence you place in us, and we implore Allah Almighty to help us serve His cause and render our work for His Sake.
In fact, seeking the support of the US, Britain and other International powers in this regard is not acceptable. It does not befit a Muslim and even a nationalist concerned with the interests of his country to do this. Even if it happens that a regime fails to rule a country and, instead of serving the interests of the people, its policies give rise to economic deterioration and numerous calamities to the country, this does not mean to replace it with a pro-American and pro-British regime that will oppress the country’s population and enable those powers to grab hold of the region’s resources to protect American-Zionist interests.
In removing a ruler if he fails to fulfill his duties towards his nation, Islam has invested in Ahl al-Hall wa al-`Aqd (a group of honest, wise, experienced and righteous people who possess the right to elect or remove a ruler) to work on this for the sake of catering for the welfare of the people. This is because a ruler is appointed to care for his nation’s interests by protecting religious teachings and administering the worldly affairs. However, Islam did not make it permissible to seek the support of a non-Muslim and enable him to take the authority and seize Muslim lands, for this will bring about much harm than keeping an oppressive ruler.
In this regard, the eminent Muslim scholar, Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi states:
“Almighty Allah says: “O ye who believe! If ye obey those who disbelieve, they will make you turn back on your heels, and ye turn back as losers.” (Al `Imran: 149)
“O ye who believe! Choose not My enemy and your enemy for friends. Do ye give them friendship when they disbelieve in that truth which hath come unto you, driving out the messenger and you because ye believe in Allah, your Lord? If ye have come forth to strive in My way and seeking My good pleasure, (show them not friendship). Do ye show friendship unto them in secret, when I am best Aware of what ye hide and what ye proclaim? And whosoever doeth it among you, be verily hath strayed from the right way.” (Al-Mumtahana: 1)
These and many other verses warn against obeying and showing loyalty to the enemies of the Ummah as obeying them entails disobedience to Allah.
For the last period I have called for economic, political and social boycott of the US products, for it’s the US that represents the great power behind Israel, supporting it with all means; we must never overlook this fact. In my opinion it’s the right of the Iraqis to oppose their regime as it is also the right of all Arab peoples to be governed in good and democratic way. No ruler, whoever he may be, should oppress the opposition in his country. Therefore, I call upon the Iraqi leader to grant freedom of expression to the Iraqi people. But it is not acceptable from the Iraqi opposition to subdue in humiliation to the US, which will make use of such opposition in achieving its own goals and ambitions in Iraq.”
Elaborating on the issue of showing loyalty to non-Muslims Sheikh `Atiyyah Saqr, former head of Al-Azhar Fatwa Committee, states:
“Concerning showing loyalty to non-Muslims, Almighty Allah says: “O ye who believe! Take not for intimates others than your own folk, who would spare no pains to ruin you; they love to hamper you. Hatred is revealed by (the utterance of) their mouths, but that which their breasts hide is greater.” (Al `Imran: 118)
“O ye who believe! Choose not disbelievers for (your) friends in place of believers. Would ye give Allah a clear warrant against you?” (An-Nisa’: 144)”
“Let not the believers take disbelievers for their friends in preference to believers. Whoso doeth that hath no connection with Allah unless (it be) that ye but guard yourselves against them, taking (as it were) security. Allah biddeth you beware (only) of Himself.” ( Al `Imran: 28)
“Thou wilt not find folk who believe in Allah and the Last Day loving those who oppose Allah and His messenger: even though they be their fathers or, their sons or their brethren or their clan.” (Al-Mujadilah: 22)
However, there are other verses that permit showing kindness to non-Muslims and dealing justly with them. Almighty Allah says: “Allah forbiddeth you not those who warred not against you on account of religion and drove you not out from your homes, that ye should show them kindness and deal justly with them. Lo ! Allah loveth the just dealers. Allah forbiddeth you only those who warred against you on account of religion and have driven you out from your homes and helped to drive you out, that ye make friends of them. Whosoever maketh friends of them (All) such are wrong doers.” In addition, there are several texts and historical incidents which indicate how Muslims used to deal justly with non-Muslims.” (Al-Mumtahana: 8-9)
To solve this seemingly contradiction, Muslim scholars state that what is forbidden is having inclination to or admiration for their beliefs and legislation. Also showing them loyalty or having complete trust in them and assisting them in subduing or humiliating Muslims are forbidden. This is because admiration can lead to disbelief and loyalty can lead to revealing to them the secrets of Muslims which they will make use of in maintaining their own interests. This injunction applies whether non-Muslims are launching a war against Muslims or not. However, dealing justly and showing kindness to non-Muslims in general, in a way devoid of loyalty and admiration, is permissible.”
For more information, you can read:
Fighting Despotic Rulers.
Rebelling against Deviated Rulers.
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