What is the validity of the statement of one who says that he does not ally himself with a disbeliever, so he does not love him or support him against Muslims, but he does not hate him? Is this conceivable and permissible according to Islamic law? And are alliance with disbelievers and enmity towards them opposites or antinomies? And is it possible for a Muslim not to ally himself with a disbeliever whom he knows, so he does not love him or support him against Muslims, but he does not show him enmity or hate him?

Love and hatred are opposites; they cannot coexist from the same perspective concerning one person. Love for the sake of Allah and hatred for the sake of Allah—their reasons do not waver. The believer is loved for his faith, and the disbeliever is hated for his disbelief. It is not possible for a Muslim who loves Allah and His Messenger to know a specific disbeliever and not hate him for the sake of Allah Almighty for his disbelief and denial, because Allah Almighty says: "There has already been for you an excellent pattern in Abraham and those with him, when they said to their people, 'Indeed, we are disassociated from you and from whatever you worship other than Allah. We have denied you, and there has appeared between us and you animosity and hatred forever until you believe in Allah alone.'" A Muslim must hate the disbeliever, for Allah is more deserving of his love than himself, his parents, and his child, and the Prophet is more deserving of the believers than themselves.