The ruling on using the term "Christians" for the Nasara
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is it permissible for us to use the term "Christians" for the Nasara?
Answer:
No. If we say "Christians," it implies that they are followers of Jesus, but they are not followers of Jesus. How can you be followers of Jesus when they say that Jesus is the son of Allah? They say so in their prayer, and Jesus himself said:[Al-Ma'idah 5:72] If they were truly Christians, they would have followed Jesus's words, worshipped Allah, and not associated anything with Him, and they would have believed that Jesus is a servant of Allah and His Messenger. Are they not Christians? They are disbelievers. Yes. We say that Allah named them the Nasara. Should we not name them by His name?
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is it permissible for us to use the term "Christians" for the Nasara?
Answer:
No. If we say "Christians," it implies that they are followers of Jesus, but they are not followers of Jesus. How can you be followers of Jesus when they say that Jesus is the son of Allah? They say so in their prayer, and Jesus himself said:
Indeed, he who associates others with Allah - Allah has forbidden him Paradise, and his refuge is the Fire. And there are not for the wrongdoers any helpers.
إِنَّهُ مَن يُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ فَقَدْ حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَأْوَاهُ النَّارُ وَمَا لِلظَّالِمِينَ مِنْ أَنصَارٍ
Source
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