How is the verse: “O mankind, indeed I am the Messenger of Allah to you all” used as evidence for the universality of the message to both jinn and humans?
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The questioner:
Yes. May Allah guide you, Your Eminence, the father. The questioner says: Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned in *Al-Usool al-Thalathah* (The Three Fundamentals), when mentioning the last fundamental, that Allah the Exalted sent the messengers to all people,
The Shaykh:
What did he mention?
The questioner:
He says, may Allah reward you, Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned in *Al-Usool al-Thalathah* (The Three Fundamentals), when mentioning the last fundamental, that Allah the Exalted sent the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to all people and made obedience to him obligatory upon both groups, the jinn and the humans. Then he cited the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-A'raf 7:158] He asks: How does this verse indicate the universality of the message to the jinn and the humans?
The Shaykh:
Yes, it indicates the universality to the humans, and that there were men among the humans. The saying of Allah the Exalted: “And if We had sent down to them [the jinn] a revelation…”[Al-Jinn 72:1-2] …the messengers. And if We had sent to you a group of jinn to listen to the Qur'an. The Qur'an indicates that the message of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is universal for the jinn as well. Yes.
Yes. May Allah guide you, Your Eminence, the father. The questioner says: Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned in *Al-Usool al-Thalathah* (The Three Fundamentals), when mentioning the last fundamental, that Allah the Exalted sent the messengers to all people,
The Shaykh:
What did he mention?
The questioner:
He says, may Allah reward you, Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned in *Al-Usool al-Thalathah* (The Three Fundamentals), when mentioning the last fundamental, that Allah the Exalted sent the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to all people and made obedience to him obligatory upon both groups, the jinn and the humans. Then he cited the saying of Allah the Exalted:
O mankind, indeed I am the Messenger of Allah to you all
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ جَمِيعًاThe Shaykh:
Yes, it indicates the universality to the humans, and that there were men among the humans. The saying of Allah the Exalted: “And if We had sent down to them [the jinn] a revelation…”
(1) Say, [O Muhammad], "It has been revealed to me that a group of the jinn listened and said, 'Indeed, we have heard an amazing Qur'an. (2) It guides to the right course, and we have believed in it. And we will never associate with our Lord anyone.
إِلَيَّ أَنَّهُ اسْتَمَعَ نَفَرٌ مِّنَ الْجِنِّ فَقَالُوا إِنَّا سَمِعْنَا قُرْآنًا عَجَبًا يَهْدِي إِلَى
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1689- 4717] كيف يستدل بالآية:﴿يا أيها الناس إني رسول الله إليكم جميعا﴾على عموم الرسالة للجن والإنس؟ — youtube.com (0:11)
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