Who are those whom Allah referred to in His saying: “So the parties among them differed, and woe to those who wronged…”?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: In the saying of Allah the Exalted,[Az-Zukhruf 43:65], is this disagreement an innovation and a division in the religion?
Answer:
This is the difference of the Christians regarding Jesus. When Jesus commanded them to worship Allah alone, they differed greatly after him. Allah threatens them for this because they did not follow their messenger, Jesus (peace be upon him), but rather they said that Jesus is Allah, or the third of three, or they said that Jesus is the son of Allah. This is their division, may Allah protect us from it. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: In the saying of Allah the Exalted,
But the denominations from among them differed [and separated], so woe to those who have wronged from the punishment of a painful Day.
فَاخْتَلَفَ الْأَحْزَابُ مِن بَيْنِهِمْ فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمٍ أَلِيمٍAnswer:
This is the difference of the Christians regarding Jesus. When Jesus commanded them to worship Allah alone, they differed greatly after him. Allah threatens them for this because they did not follow their messenger, Jesus (peace be upon him), but rather they said that Jesus is Allah, or the third of three, or they said that Jesus is the son of Allah. This is their division, may Allah protect us from it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [365 -560] من هم الذين عناهم الله بقوله: (فاختلف الأحزاب من بينهم فويل للذين ظلموا ..) الآية؟ — youtube.com
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