How could Ibrahim (peace be upon him) be a Muslim when Islam came after him?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how could Ibrahim (peace and blessings be upon him) be a Muslim when Islam only came after him?
Answer:
You do not know what Islam is. Islam is submission to Allah through tawhid (the oneness of Allah), obedience to Him, purity from shirk (associating partners with Allah), and disavowal of its people. This is Islam in every time and place, and it is what Allah sent all the messengers with. All the messengers and their followers were upon Islam. Whoever submits to Allah, obeys Him, and acts according to His Shari'ah in his time is a Muslim, until the matter ended with the sending of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Then Islam became what Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) brought, from the time Allah sent him until the Hour stands.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how could Ibrahim (peace and blessings be upon him) be a Muslim when Islam only came after him?
Answer:
You do not know what Islam is. Islam is submission to Allah through tawhid (the oneness of Allah), obedience to Him, purity from shirk (associating partners with Allah), and disavowal of its people. This is Islam in every time and place, and it is what Allah sent all the messengers with. All the messengers and their followers were upon Islam. Whoever submits to Allah, obeys Him, and acts according to His Shari'ah in his time is a Muslim, until the matter ended with the sending of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Then Islam became what Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) brought, from the time Allah sent him until the Hour stands.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1993] كيف يكون إبراهيم عليه السلام مسلماً والإسلام جاء بعده؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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