Muslims, can you be friends with members of other religions?

[Sirona]

Muslims, can you be friends with members of other religions according to the Quran?

 

[DawudTalut]

Muslims, can you be friends with members of other religions according to the Quran?

Peace be on you.
1-God is Islam is Lord of all worlds / peoples.
Quran
[1:2]All praise to Allah Lord of all worlds / people.

2-Prophet of Islam is mercy for all people:
[21:108]And We have sent thee not but as mercy for all worlds.

3-Righteous people of previous religions are acknowledged:
[2;63] Surely, the Believers, and the Jews, and the Christians and the Sabians — whichever party from among these truly believes in Allah and the Last Day and does good deeds — shall have their reward with their Lord, and no fear shall come upon them, nor shall they grieve.
https://www.alislam.org/quran/tafseer/?page=126&region=E1&CR=EN,E2&CR=EN,E2

4-Any exclusions mentioned not to make hearty friends are certain people from large religions who continued to annihilates Muslims.

5-True Islam is for all people, so good conduct to all people is must.

6-Obviously a closeness with people of same faith is superior to all others, it is like family.

 

[Smart_Guy]

Yes, we can.

I am already

 

[Godobeyer]

Yes, we can

We also can marry to Christians and Jews women.

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was a neighbore to a Jew,he was visiting him everytime he got sick.

 

[Theweirdtophat]

Anyone can be friends with anyone, Muslim or not. Yes Muslims can. I have Muslim friends.

 

[Servant_of_the_One1]

Yes friendship is normal


Iam friend to Christians and atheists.

But we cannot take them as allies and protectors. That is forbidden.

 

[LuisDantas]

But we cannot take them as allies and protectors. That is forbidden.

This is intriguing. Are friends not expected to be allies and protectors?

 

[Servant_of_the_One1]

This is intriguing. Are friends not expected to be allies and protectors?

No

They are not

 

[LuisDantas]

Then I think I will need some elaboration and/or examples in order to understand how one differentiates friends from allies and protectors.

 

[Servant_of_the_One1]

Then I think I will need some elaboration and/or examples in order to understand how one differentiates friends from allies and protectors.

I mean to take nonmuslims as allies/protectors against believers.


That is forbidden, no matter how hard quranists and ahmadis want to change that.

 

[LuisDantas]

Against believers? So you mean in some sort of conflict? Armed conflict, perhaps?

 

[Servant_of_the_One1]

Against believers? So you mean in some sort of conflict? Armed conflict, perhaps?

Yes exacly buddy


For example a muslim state cannot surrender muslims to nonmuslim land, they cannot support nonmuslims against muslims. This is clearly forbidden. For example Ottoman caliphate cannot give muslims to nonmuslim states who wants to punish them.


However Luis, i consider alqeada and isis to be disbelieving apostates. They are enemies of all mankind.

 

[Godobeyer]

5-51
O you who have believed, do not take the Jews and the Christians as allies. They are [in fact] allies of one another. And whoever is an ally to them among you - then indeed, he is [one] of them. Indeed, Allah guides not the wrongdoing people.


I do believe this is not coincidence or prediction before 1400 years ago!
This talking about now , West and Israel.

 

[Quintessence]

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