The Response to Those Who Said That 'Isa (peace be upon him) Is a Created Being

The questioner:
Naturally, Shaykh, how do I respond to those who say that 'Isa (peace be upon him) is a created being in their oaths?

The Shaykh:
'Isa (peace be upon him) did not die the death that is the separation of the soul from the body; rather, he died a specific death. I am going to take you and raise you to Myself, and raise you to Myself. As for the meaning of "take you," some exegetes said it means sleep, that sleep was cast upon him (peace and blessings be upon him) and he bowed. So Allah has informed us that sleep is a death. He the Exalted said:

The presenter:
Mm.

The Shaykh:
Then He will resurrect you, in the daytime, then He will resurrect you therein, meaning in the daytime. So He named sleep a death and named waking a resurrection. The scholars say that sleep is a minor death. So 'Isa (peace and blessings be upon him) died of this type; sleep was cast upon him (peace and blessings be upon him). It was said that the meaning of *tawaffa* (taking) is seizing, or that Allah raised him to Himself. For example, one says, "So-and-so collected the debt that was on so-and-so," meaning he seized it, took it, and completed its collection. So the meaning of *tawaffa* is completion, and that Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, raised His servant and messenger 'Isa (peace be upon him) to Himself, raising his spirit and his body (peace and blessings be upon him). As for death, which means the separation of the spirit from the body, this did not happen to 'Isa, and it will not happen except at the end of time, after he descends, kills the Dajjal, imposes the jizyah, and rules by the religion of Islam, and then Allah will take him after that. Allah the Exalted said: It was said that its meaning is the death of the Messiah at the end of time, and it was said that its meaning is the death of one of the People of the Book, meaning at the end of time after his descent (peace and blessings be upon him).