Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen by Ibn Uthaymeen — Volume 1 (شرح رياض الصالحين) — Page 392

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بَابُ الْمُرَاقَبَةِ

5. Chapter on Vigilance (Muraqabah).

إِخْوَانًا لَنَا فِي الدِّينِ، وَإِذَا لَمْ يَكُونُوا إِخْوَانًا لَنَا فِي الدِّينِ فَهُمْ كَفَرَةٌ؛ لِأَنَّ كُلَّ مُؤْمِنٍ وَلَوْ كَانَ عَاصِيًا أَكْبَرَ مَعْصِيَةٍ لَكِنَّهَا لَا تُخْرِجُ مِنَ الْإِسْلَامِ فَهُوَ أَخٌ لَنَا، إِذَا اقْتَتَلَتْ طَائِفَتَانِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَمِنَ الْمَعْلُومِ أَنَّ قِتَالَ الْمُسْلِمِ كُفْرٌ، لَكِنْ لَا يُخْرِجُ مِنَ الْمِلَّةِ؛ لِأَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ: «سِبَابُ الْمُسْلِمِ فُسُوقٌ وَقِتَالُهُ كُفْرٌ»، وَمَعَ ذَلِكَ فَإِنَّ هَذَا الْمُقَاتِلَ لِأَخِيهِ أَخٌ لَنَا، وَلَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْ دَائِرَةِ الْإِيمَانِ؛ لِقَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: ﴿وَإِن طَائِفَتَانِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ اقْتَتَلُوا فَأَصْلِحُوا بَيْنَهُمَا فَإِن بَغَتْ إِحْدَاهُمَا عَلَى الْأُخْرَىٰ فَقَاتِلُوا الَّتِي تَبْغِي حَتَّىٰ تَفِيءَ إِلَىٰ أَمْرِ اللَّهِ فَإِن فَاءَتْ فَأَصْلِحُوا بَيْنَهُمَا بِالْعَدْلِ وَأَقْسِطُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُقْسِطِينَ * إِنَّمَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ إِخْوَةٌ فَأَصْلِحُوا بَيْنَ أَخَوَيْكُمْ﴾ [الْحُجُرَاتِ: ٩-١٠].

They are our brothers in faith. If they are not, they are disbelievers, for every believer remains our brother even if he commits a grave sin, provided it does not expel him from Islam. If two groups of believers fight, it is known that fighting a Muslim is an act of disbelief, yet it does not remove one from the fold of the religion. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, 'Insulting a Muslim is immorality, and fighting him is disbelief.' Despite this, the one who fights his brother remains our brother and does not leave the circle of faith, as Allah the Almighty says: 'If two factions among the believers fight, reconcile them. But if one of them oppresses the other, fight the one that oppresses until it returns to the command of Allah. If it returns, reconcile them with justice and act equitably; indeed, Allah loves those who act equitably. The believers are but brothers, so reconcile your brothers' [Al-Hujurat: 9-10].

إِذَنِ الطَّائِفَتَانِ الْمُقْتَتِلَتَانِ إِخْوَةٌ لَنَا مَعَ أَنَّهَا مَعْصِيَةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ.

Thus, the two warring groups are our brothers, even though their actions constitute a grave sin.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (21 verbs · 41 nouns)

• كَانَ — to be
• عَصَى — to disobey
• أَخْرَجَ — to expel
• بَاب — chapter
• مُرَاقَبَة — surveillance/watchfulness
• أَخ — brother