The Ruling on One Who Says That the Jews and Christians Are Not Disbelievers
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is your opinion of one who says that the Jews and Christians are not disbelievers, and argues for this by saying that the Qur'an did not address them as disbelievers, but rather as the People of the Book?
Answer:
He addressed them as the People of the Book in order to rebuke them and establish the proof against them, because they are the People of the Book. They find the message of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) among them. They did not believe in Muhammad. They find that 'Isa is the servant of Allah and His Messenger. Yet they say that 'Isa is the son of Allah, or that he is Allah, or that he is the third of three. And those among the Jews say that Uzayr is the son of Allah.
And those who say that Allah is poor and we are rich, and those who say that the hand of Allah is bound, among the Jews—how can these be Muslims?
Then, even if they had been free from these sayings and these beliefs before the sending of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), and then when Muhammad was sent they did not believe in him, they became disbelievers, because Allah made it obligatory upon all of humanity, including the Jews and the Christians, to believe in this Messenger:[Al-A'raf 7:157] There is no deity but [Al-A'raf 7:157]. So whoever is not like that, he is a disbeliever and is not among the successful. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
The questioner asks: What is your opinion of one who says that the Jews and Christians are not disbelievers, and argues for this by saying that the Qur'an did not address them as disbelievers, but rather as the People of the Book?
Answer:
He addressed them as the People of the Book in order to rebuke them and establish the proof against them, because they are the People of the Book. They find the message of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) among them. They did not believe in Muhammad. They find that 'Isa is the servant of Allah and His Messenger. Yet they say that 'Isa is the son of Allah, or that he is Allah, or that he is the third of three. And those among the Jews say that Uzayr is the son of Allah.
And those who say that Allah is poor and we are rich, and those who say that the hand of Allah is bound, among the Jews—how can these be Muslims?
Then, even if they had been free from these sayings and these beliefs before the sending of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), and then when Muhammad was sent they did not believe in him, they became disbelievers, because Allah made it obligatory upon all of humanity, including the Jews and the Christians, to believe in this Messenger:
the unlettered prophet, whom they find written in what they have of the Torah and the Gospel, who enjoins upon them what is right and forbids them what is wrong and makes lawful for them the good things and prohibits for them the evil and relieves them of their burden and the shackles which were upon them. So they who have believed in him, honored him, supported him and followed the light which was sent down with him
النَّبِيَّ الْأُمِّيَّ الَّذِي يَجِدُونَهُ مَكْتُوبًا عِندَهُمْ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ وَالْإِنجِيلِ يَأْمُرُهُم بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَاهُمْ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ وَيُحِلُّ لَهُمُ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَيُحَرِّمُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْخَبَائِثَ وَيَضَعُ عَنْهُمْ إِصْرَهُمْ وَالْأَغْلَالَ الَّتِي كَانَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ فَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِهِ وَعَزَّرُوهُ وَنَصَرُوهُ وَاتَّبَعُوا النُّورَ الَّذِي أُنزِلَ مَعَهُit is those who will be the successful.
هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
أهمية التوحيد وفضله — alfawzan.live (59:24)
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