Are some of the Jews and Christians described as believers?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: In the saying of Allah the Exalted,[Al-Ma'idah 5:69], is there evidence in this verse that the Jews, the Christians, and others are believers? And what is the answer to this?
Answer:
Before the mission of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), if they were upon the correct religion, they are believers. But after the mission of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), they are not believers unless they believe in him and follow him.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: In the saying of Allah the Exalted,
Indeed, those who have believed [in Prophet Muhammad] and those [before Him] who were Jews or Sabeans or Christians - those [among them] who believed in Allah and the Last Day and did righteousness - no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve.
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَالَّذِينَ هَادُوا وَالصَّابِئُونَ وَالنَّصَارَىٰ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَAnswer:
Before the mission of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), if they were upon the correct religion, they are believers. But after the mission of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), they are not believers unless they believe in him and follow him.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [445 -858] هل يوصف بعض اليهود والنصارى بالمؤمنين؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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