Clarification on whether the Majus are People of the Book
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: Can the Majus be called People of the Book?
Answer:
They have a semblance of a book. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) took the jizyah from them because they have a semblance of a book. They say that they had a book that was taken up. Yes, and Allah knows best.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: Can the Majus be called People of the Book?
Answer:
They have a semblance of a book. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) took the jizyah from them because they have a semblance of a book. They say that they had a book that was taken up. Yes, and Allah knows best.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 27-12-1436هـ — alfawzan.live (57:48)
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