عن أَبي عبدِ اللّهِ عَمْرِو بنِ العاصِ رضيَ اللّهُ عنهما قالَ: سَمِعْتُ رسولَ اللّهِ صَلّى اللّهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّمَ جِهارًا غيْرَ سِرٍّ يَقُولُ: «إِنَّ آلَ أَبِي فُلانٍ لَيْسُوا بأَوْلِيائِي إِنَّما وَلِيِّيَ اللّهُ وصالِحُ المُؤْمِنِينَ، ولكِنْ لَهُمْ رَحِمٌ أَبُلُّها بِبِلالِها» متفق عليه. واللَّفظُ للبخاري.
On the authority of Abu Abdullah ‘Amr ibn al-‘Āṣ (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) say openly, not secretly: "Indeed, the family of Abu So-and-so are not my allies. My ally is only Allah and the righteous of the believers. But they have a kinship-tie which I shall moisten with its moisture (i.e., maintain)." [Agreed upon, and the wording is al-Bukhari's.]
الشرح · explanation
جهارًا غير سرٍّ: أي علانيةً، أظهره وأشاعه، وقوله " غَيْرَ سِرٍّ " تأكيد لذلك. إن آل أبي فلان: قَصد قومًا من أقاربه، ولم يتم تعيين هؤلاء القرابة لعدم المصلحة في ذلك. لَيْسُوا بأَوْلِيائي: المقصود من لم يُسْلِم منهم. وليِّيَ: أي ناصري، والذي أتولاه في جميع الأمور. أبُلّها ببلالها: أبُلّها أي أَصِلُها، يقال: بلَّ رحِمَهُ إذا وَصَلها، والبِلال الماء.
"Openly, not secretly" (jihāran ghayra sirrin): meaning publicly; he made it manifest and proclaimed it. His statement "not secretly" is an emphasis of that. "The family of Abu So-and-so" (āl Abī Fulān): he intended a group of his relatives, and these kinsmen were not specified, as there was no benefit in identifying them. "They are not my allies": what is meant is those of them who did not embrace Islam. "My ally" (waliyyī): meaning my supporter, the one whom I take as a patron in all matters. "I shall moisten it with its moisture": "I shall moisten it" meaning "I shall maintain it"; balla raḥimahu means he maintained it, and bilāl is water.
الدروس · lessons
أنّه لا ولاية بين المسلم والكافر وإنْ كان قريبًا. يجوز صِلة القرابة من الكفار غير المحاربين. الولاية إنّما تكون بين المسلمين.
There is no walāya (alliance/loyalty) between a Muslim and a disbeliever, even if he is a relative. It is permissible to maintain ties of kinship with non-Muslim relatives who are not at war (with Muslims). Loyalty is only between Muslims.