What is meant by the Asbat and the Sabians?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is meant by the Asbat and the Sabians?
The Shaykh:
The tribes of the Children of Israel are the original descendants of Ya'qub (Jacob), for he had twelve sons. Their descendants are called the Asbat (tribes), and among them were their prophets. These are the Asbat, the tribes of the Children of Israel, numbering twelve.[Al-A'raf 7:160] They say that they are like the tribes of the Arabs. Yes, they are like the tribes of the Arabs.
The questioner:
And the second, what is the question? The Sabians.
The Shaykh:
The Sabians are of two types: Sabians who are monotheists, as mentioned by the Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, and Sabians who are atheists. Sabians who are atheists, yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is meant by the Asbat and the Sabians?
The Shaykh:
The tribes of the Children of Israel are the original descendants of Ya'qub (Jacob), for he had twelve sons. Their descendants are called the Asbat (tribes), and among them were their prophets. These are the Asbat, the tribes of the Children of Israel, numbering twelve.
And We divided them into twelve descendant tribes [as distinct] nations.
وَقَطَّعْنَاهُمُ اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ أَسْبَاطًا أُمَمًاThe questioner:
And the second, what is the question? The Sabians.
The Shaykh:
The Sabians are of two types: Sabians who are monotheists, as mentioned by the Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, and Sabians who are atheists. Sabians who are atheists, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [403 /641] ما المراد بالأسباط والصابئة ؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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