al-Wala wa-al-Bara fi al-Islam - Salih Al-Fawzan - (1/23)

And He, exalted is He, also says: “Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in faith.” ⦗al-Hashr 59:10⦘.

Note:

Concerning His words, “Allah does not forbid you—regarding those who have not fought you on account of religion and have not driven you from your homes—from showing them kindness and dealing justly with them; indeed, Allah loves those who are just.” ⦗al-Mumtahanah 60:8⦘, the meaning is that any disbeliever who has withheld his harm—neither fighting the Muslims nor expelling them from their homes—should be met by the Muslims with benevolence and fairness in worldly dealings. They do not, however, harbour love for him in their hearts, for Allah said “show them kindness and deal justly with them,” He did not say “ally with them or love them.”

A similar principle applies in His statement concerning disbelieving parents:

وقال سبحانه: (رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لَنَا وَلِإِخْوَانِنا الَّذِينَ سَبَقُونَا بِالْإِيمَانِ). (الحشر ١٠). تنبيه: وأما قولُه تعالى: (لَا يَنْهَاكُمْ اللَّهُ عَنْ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يُقَاتِلُوكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ وَلَمْ يُخْرِجُوكُمْ مِنْ دِيَارِكُمْ أَنْ تَبَرُّوهُمْ وَتُقْسِطُوا إِلَيْهِمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُقْسِطِينَ). (الممتحنة: ٨). فمعناه أنَّ منْ كَفَّ أذاهُ منْ الكفارِ فلمْ يُقاتلْ المسلمينَ ولمْ يُخرجْهُمْ منْ ديارِهمْ فإنَّ المسلمينَ يقابلونَ ذلك بمكافأتِه بالإحسانِ والعدلِ مَعَهُ في التعاملِ الدنيويِّ ولا يُحِبُونَهُ بقلوبِهم لأنَّ اللهَ قالَ: (أَنْ تَبَرُّوهُمْ وَتُقْسِطُوا إِلَيْهِمْ). ولم يقلْ توالونَهمْ وتُحبونَهمْ. ونظيرُ هذا قولُه تعالى في الوالدينِ الكافرينِ: