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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Misbah-uz-Zulam, Roots of the Karbala’ Tragedy Value Of Dissimulation The value of dissimulation is that on many occasions, it is a great self-guard for safety; besides affairs of the world depend on it.

If dissimulation disappears from the world, all the kingdoms would decline and all relationships would scatter and all kinds of factories would be abandoned; cities become enclosures and lanes and streets look like flowing rivers of blood; relationships would be break off and in the end, human beings would be destroyed from the face of the earth in a very short time. We should know that dissimulation is based on a great exigency. It has full authority in the matter of the world and religion.

It has no concern with any falsehood and it is not based on selfishness. For example, if anyone says: “You kill so and so person, otherwise, I would kill you,” In such a situation, one would prefer getting killed than to kill someone else. According to Shariah, it is not an occasion of dissimulation and if a person resorts to dissimulation in such a case, he would become eligible for Hell.

In the following discussion, we shall prove that dissimulation is as lawful in Ahlul Sunnat as it is in Shia religion. Allah says: “Let not the believers take the unbelievers for friends rather than believers; and whoever does this, he shall have nothing of (the guardianship of) Allah, but you should guard yourselves against them, guarding carefully.” [^1] It means that it is not lawful for true believers to have friendship with infidels, except in the condition of dissimulation.

Baidhawi writes that Yaqoob Qari has recited it as Taqayyah and in times of fear, friendship with infidels is lawful.[^2] Allah says: “And a believing man of Firon’s people who hid his faith said…” [^3] He was Hizqeel, a cousin of Firon and he concealed his faith from Firon and his community for a hundred years.[^4] In Seerate Muhammad[^5], in the incident of Abu Jindal, it is mentioned that Allah has made dissimulation lawful for Muslims, if they are in danger and the sentence after that says: The Messenger of Allah (S) allowed one to keep faith in the heart and lie from the tongue, just like in the incident of Abu Jindal.

In the same way, in this book on page 448, it is mentioned that the Holy Prophet (S) asked: “O Abu Dharr, what would you do when people banish you from Medina?” Abu Dharr replied: “I would fight with my sword.” The Prophet said: “Don’t do that.