Tuhfat al-Ikhwan bima Jaa fi al-Muwalat wal-Muadat wal-Hubb wal-Bughd wal-Hijran
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- 1413 AH
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Tuhfat al-Ikhwan bima Jaa fi al-Muwalat wal-Muadat wal-Hubb wal-Bughd wal-Hijran (Arabic: تحفة الإخوان بما جاء في الموالاة والمعاداة والحب والبغض والهجران, "The Gift to the Brethren Concerning What Has Been Transmitted Regarding Loyalty, Enmity, Love, Hatred, and Boycotting") is a doctrinal treatise by the Saudi Hanbali scholar Hammud ibn Abdullah al-Tuwayjiri (1334–1413 AH / 1916–1992 CE) on the Islamic theological principles of loyalty, disavowal, and love and hatred for the sake of God .
Purpose and Scope
Al-Tuwayjiri characterizes the work as a concise treatise demonstrating the prohibition of showing loyalty or affection to enemies of God—including apostates, hypocrites, Jews, Christians, Magians, and other polytheists . He explicitly warns against venerating them, initiating greetings to them, or giving them precedence in assemblies by word or action . The author states that he was prompted to compile the treatise after observing that many Muslims of his era were glorifying non-Muslims, seeking their affection, and closely imitating their customs, aiming through his writing to counsel Muslims and alert them to the consequences of subservience to disbelievers .
Content and Method
The treatise organizes its arguments around explicit textual proofs from the Quran, Hadith, and reports of the early generations (salaf):
- Quranic Exegesis: Al-Tuwayjiri cites and analyzes numerous Quranic verses forbidding alliance with non-Muslims and enjoining disavowal from them, modeling after the example of Prophet Abraham . He elucidates these passages using classical commentaries by exegetes such as Ibn Jarir al-Tabari, al-Baghawi, and Ibn Kathir, alongside the theological expositions of Ibn Taymiyyah and Ibn al-Qayyim .
- Historical and Legal Precedents: The work highlights historical reports from the Companions, such as Umar ibn al-Khattab's prohibition against appointing non-Muslim scribes in public governance on the grounds that honoring or drawing near to those whom God has debased contradicts divine injunctions . It also defines the strict scope of dissimulation (taqiyyah), noting that it is a limited concession permitted only under genuine fear of lethal harm while the heart remains steadfast in faith .
- Hadith on Loyalty and Love for God's Sake: The book gathers narrations establishing that loving and hating for the sake of God constitutes the "firmest bond of faith" ( أوثق عرى الإيمان ), a tradition reported on the authority of around ten Companions .
- Critique of Contemporary Practices: Al-Tuwayjiri criticizes modern habits such as addressing non-Muslims and hypocrites with honorific titles like al-Sayyid (master/mister) or the foreign equivalent "Mister" . He condemns media broadcasters, modern newspapers, and magazines for adopting these honorific conventions and neglecting the principles of religious loyalty and disavowal .
Publication and Abridgment
The book was published in Riyadh by Mu'assasat al-Nur lil-Tiba'ah in an 87-page edition . It was later abridged by Abdullah al-Jarullah in a summary published in Riyadh in 1403 AH .
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