Apostate prophet finds solace; can Muslims befriend non-believers?

In answer to the video "The Hateful World of Islam"

The Quran makes a distinction between the people of the book of whom Muslims should be cautious

5:66"there is a party of them keeping to the moderate course".

As well, Muslims can freely mingle with kindness and justice with any non-muslims who do not seek to fight Islam, do not oppress Muslims unjustly 60:8-9, thus clearly showing that the Quran's advise to dissociate from certain people isnt predicated on faith, but on behavior. Contrary to the Quran, the NT in 2Cor6:14 commands unconditional dissociation and severing of ties between Christians and unbelievers

"For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?".

Similarly the HB warns that choosing the company and friendship of sinners over that of the righteous will only bring loss Prov13:20.

Love is a very active force that exercises impending influence upon each other's habits, thoughts and feelings. In times as these, the believers are to stay united in piety and forbearance, guarding eachother and their precious faith, and under the guardianship of Allah

2:177,3:68,160,200,9:71,10:62"Now surely the friends of Allah, they shall have no fear nor shall they grieve. Those who believe and guarded (against evil)".

As shown earlier, the ultimate reality in matter of worldly relationships, is that all ties based on falsehood will eventually disolve, sometimes in this life, but certainly in the Hereafter. That is why the Quran says that in the Hereafter only the righteous will continue to be friends 43:67 as for the disbelievers, they will turn enemies of one another even though they had been sworn friends in the world and will consequently cut all ties by themselves once they realize the consequences of such earthly friendship 2:166,50:23-8,69:35.

4:139"Those who take the unbelievers for guardians/awliya' rather than believers. Do they seek honor from them?".

This is the typical, harmful guardianship or ties of friendship which the Quran denounces repeatedly; seeking a bond in the hope of being "honoured" or accepted while "all honor is for Allah". The Muslims are not allowed to compromise their way with that of the unbelievers' by forming such alliances since those non-Muslims only desire to corrupt their minds and make them relinquish their religion 3:118. Caution in that respect extends even to one's closest relatives should these relatives be active opponents of Islam 9:23,58:22. These 2 verses do not speak of non-Muslim relatives who peacefully contend with a Muslim's faith, in which case the believer should remain in their company while dealing with them kindly, lovingly, with patience and forgiveness, but remaining firm in his religion and gently dismissing their will to have him apostise 29:8,31:14-15,64:14.

The severing of ties with them is predicated on an active, relentless opposition to Islam, just like Abraham or Lut did when they migrated from their lands about to be destroyed leaving behind their family members who had persisted in their wickedness 9:70,114,11:81,29:26 just like Jesus enjoined on his followers in the NT Matt10:34-7,15:4-6,19:17-19 or Muhammad who is told to distance himself from all, including his family members should they insist in their disbelief and opposition despite the warnings 26:213-216.

Muslims must avoid those circles where Islam is being mocked and defamed, after expressing their dissociation with them, or gatherings where spirituality as a whole is completely disfigured or absent

6:68,70,4:140"until they enter into some other discourse".

The opening statement of the book of Psalms echoes this behavior

Ps1:1"The praises of a man are that he did not follow the counsel of the wicked, neither did he stand in the way of sinners nor sit in the company of scorners".  

Avoiding and retreating from such atmosphere does not equal to arrogance and haughtiness. Muslims should always try and speak in the most kindly manner to the followers of other faiths who do not act insidiously, seeking to undermine one's faith and community 17:53,29:46, nor should one be repulsed and turn away with contempt from those who, despite their beliefs not being in full accordance with the Quran

6:52"call upon their Lord in the morning and the evening".