The Wisdom Behind the Exception for the People of the Book in Marriage and Other Matters
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Do you know the wisdom behind the exception for the People of the Book in certain matters, such as marriage to them and the permissibility of the People of the Book?
The Shaykh:
They believe in general; they believe in the messengers and they believe in the books in general. They have a certain degree of faith. They are not like the atheist who does not believe in any messenger of the disbelievers, who does not believe in all the messengers. As for the People of the Book, they believe in a group of messengers, or in most of the messengers. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: You mentioned, may Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh:
the Last Day; they believe in the Reckoning, they believe. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Do you know the wisdom behind the exception for the People of the Book in certain matters, such as marriage to them and the permissibility of the People of the Book?
The Shaykh:
They believe in general; they believe in the messengers and they believe in the books in general. They have a certain degree of faith. They are not like the atheist who does not believe in any messenger of the disbelievers, who does not believe in all the messengers. As for the People of the Book, they believe in a group of messengers, or in most of the messengers. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: You mentioned, may Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh:
the Last Day; they believe in the Reckoning, they believe. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 21 من 22- شرح كتاب الدر النضيد في إخلاص كلمة التوحيد - جزء الحادي والعشرون - شرح الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (57:30)
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