Can the story of Hatib be used as evidence to show whether or not allying with the disbelievers is kufr or not is dependent upon intention?

It is reported by al-Bazzār, al-Hākim, and al-Ḍiyāʾ from his (the Companion’s) statement: “My family were among them, and I feared that they might be harmed, so I said: I will write a letter that will not harm Allah or His Messenger.” For this reason, al-Ḥāfiẓ (Ibn Ḥajar) said in Fatḥ al-Bārī (8/634): “He called him a hypocrite because he concealed what was contrary to what he showed outwardly. As for Ḥāṭib’s excuse, it is what he mentioned himself — that he did what he did out of interpretation (taʾwīl), believing that there would be no harm in it.”