8. Supporting the Mushrikeen

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8. Supporting the mushrikeen and helping them against the Muslims.

The evidence for that is the verse in which Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):

“And if any amongst you takes them as Auliya (friends, protectors, helpers, etc.), then surely he is one of them. Verily, Allah guides not those people who are the Zalimoon (polytheists and wrongdoers and unjust).”

[al-Maa’idah 5:51]

What is meant by that is if a Muslim helps, supports and aids the disbelievers against the Muslims, and he forms an alliance with their party, instead of the party of the believers.

In his commentary on the verse in which Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning),

“Let not the believers take the disbelievers as Auliya (supporters, helpers, etc.) instead of the believers, and whoever does that will never be helped by Allah in any way”

[Aal ‘Imraan 3:28]

At-Tabari (may Allah have mercy on him) said:

Do not, O believers, take the disbelievers as a source of help and support or ally yourself with them in support of their religion, supporting them against the Muslims instead of the believers, and telling them about the Muslims’ weak points, for whoever does that “will never be helped by Allah in any way”.

What is meant is that he has disavowed Allah and Allah has disavowed him because of his apostasy from His religion and his becoming a disbeliever.

“except if you indeed fear a danger from them”

[Aal ‘Imraan 3:28]

that is, unless you are under their rule and you fear that they may kill you, so you pay lip service to giving them support, whilst concealing enmity towards them in your hearts, and you do not support them in what they are following of disbelief or help them against any Muslim in any way.

End quote from Tafseer at-Tabari (3/140) 

The scholars of Morocco issued a fatwa stating that Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullah as-Sa‘di, one of the kings of Marrakesh, became a disbeliever when he sought the help of the King of Portugal against his paternal uncle.

See: al-Istiqsaa’ li Akhbaar Duwal al-Maghrib al-Aqsa (2/70) 

In al-Qada’ min Nawaazil al-Imam al-Burzuli (may Allah have mercy on him) it says that the ruler of the Muslims, Yoosuf ibn Taashfeen al-Lamtooni (may Allah have mercy on him) asked the scholars of his time (may Allah be pleased with them) about Ibn ‘Abbaad al-Andalusi writing to the Franks (i.e., Christians) asking for help against the Muslims. Most of them (may Allah be pleased with them) replied that he was an apostate and a disbeliever.

al-Istiqsaa li Akhbaar Duwal al-Maghrib al-Aqsa (5/75) 

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allah have mercy on) issued a fatwa concerning those who joined the Tatars and fought the Muslims, stating that such a person was an apostate, and he said:

If the Sahaabah called those who withheld zakaah apostates – even though they fasted and prayed, and did not fight the main body of the Muslims – then how about those who have joined the enemies of Allah and His Messenger to fight the Muslims?

End quote from Majmoo‘ Fataawa Shaykh al-Islam (28/530-531)