Is the worship of the rabbis and monks in their mere obedience, or because they believe in their divinity?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is the worship of the rabbis and monks in their mere obedience, or because they believe in their divinity?
Answer:
Their mere obedience. If they know that their statement contradicts the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger, then it is worship, if he obeys them while knowing that their statement is wrong and contradicts the revelation. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is the worship of the rabbis and monks in their mere obedience, or because they believe in their divinity?
Answer:
Their mere obedience. If they know that their statement contradicts the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger, then it is worship, if he obeys them while knowing that their statement is wrong and contradicts the revelation. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل عبادة الأحبار والرهبان هي في طاعتهم المجرَّدة أم لأنهم يعتقدون فيهم الألوهية؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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