Is showing kindness to a non-belligerent disbeliever considered an act of disbelief that expels one from the faith? And if I play an online electronic game with a belligerent disbeliever, is that considered showing amiability towards him? And is an apostate treated like a belligerent disbeliever, such that it is not permissible to show kindness to him, even if he is peaceful?
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"Being good to a belligerent disbeliever or an apostate is not disbelief. Rather, scholars have differed on the permissibility of giving charity to a belligerent disbeliever. The question indicates a state of intrusive thoughts and overthinking, and one should turn away from such thoughts and humble oneself before God."
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