What is the meaning of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: “We, the prophets, are children of different mothers, but our religion is one”?
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The questioner:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is asking about the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): “We, the prophets, are children of different mothers.”
The Shaykh:
That
The questioner:
Our religion is one.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
What does that mean, may Allah grant you success?
The Shaykh:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said between this and that: “Our religion is one.” This means that we are like brothers from the same father, whose father is one but whose mothers are different. The father’s religion is one, but their laws are different,
The questioner:
according to the benefit of mankind.
The Shaykh:
Yes. And whoever[Al-Ma'idah 5:48] Yes.
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is asking about the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): “We, the prophets, are children of different mothers.”
The Shaykh:
That
The questioner:
Our religion is one.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
What does that mean, may Allah grant you success?
The Shaykh:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said between this and that: “Our religion is one.” This means that we are like brothers from the same father, whose father is one but whose mothers are different. The father’s religion is one, but their laws are different,
The questioner:
according to the benefit of mankind.
The Shaykh:
Yes. And whoever
To each of you We prescribed a law and a method
جَعَلْنَا مِنكُمْ شِرْعَةً وَمِنْهَاجًا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [80 /641] ما معنى قول النبي ﷺ: " نحن معاشر الأنبياء أولاد لعلات ديننا واحد؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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