The Ruling on Participating in Conferences That Seek to Bring Religions Closer Together
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah inform you, what is said to those who hold gatherings of the fruits of the Quran? They gather Jews, Christians, and suspicious Christians, and they invite the people of the land to increase, to improve for them various types, so they pray one prayer that unites the religions, called the Abrahamic Prayer, and they want to bring the religions closer together, and the scholars of the Muslims and the scholars of their people dive into their names,
Answer:
You have heard the speech on this, so there is no need to repeat it. This is invalid, and this is an attempt to remove Islam and replace it with Judaism and Christianity, or to dissolve Islam in these religions. Islam dissolves and enters with Judaism and Christianity, and if Islam is dissolved, Islam ceases to exist. Islam is the only religion that Allah the Exalted has chosen, and He does not accept from anyone other than it. So whoever wants Paradise, let him follow Islam, and whoever wants the Fire, let him remain on Judaism and Christianity. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Mishkat al-Masabih 177Isnād Da'īf (Zubair `Aliza'i) Because Allah (Mighty and Majestic) says: [Ali 'Imran 3:81] meaning Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), "Believe in him and support him." [Ali 'Imran 3:81] [Ali 'Imran 3:81-83].
So there is no religion except the religion of Islam that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) brought. As for equating it with Judaism and Christianity, this is equating disbelief with faith, shirk (associating partners with Allah) with tawhid (the oneness of Allah), and this is fear and dissolution of Islam. We ask Allah for safety from this. This is equating truth with falsehood.
And it is acceptance of disbelief, and acknowledgment that the religion of the Jews and Christians is correct like the religion of Islam. What greater misguidance and what greater disbelief is there than this?
So this is misguidance, this is deception, and this is treachery. It is not permissible for Muslims ever to participate in these conferences. Rather, it is obligatory to denounce them and prevent them from the lands of the Muslims. And Allah knows best. May Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and all his Companions.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah inform you, what is said to those who hold gatherings of the fruits of the Quran? They gather Jews, Christians, and suspicious Christians, and they invite the people of the land to increase, to improve for them various types, so they pray one prayer that unites the religions, called the Abrahamic Prayer, and they want to bring the religions closer together, and the scholars of the Muslims and the scholars of their people dive into their names,
Answer:
You have heard the speech on this, so there is no need to repeat it. This is invalid, and this is an attempt to remove Islam and replace it with Judaism and Christianity, or to dissolve Islam in these religions. Islam dissolves and enters with Judaism and Christianity, and if Islam is dissolved, Islam ceases to exist. Islam is the only religion that Allah the Exalted has chosen, and He does not accept from anyone other than it. So whoever wants Paradise, let him follow Islam, and whoever wants the Fire, let him remain on Judaism and Christianity. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
By Allah, no Jew or Christian from this Ummah (the Muslim community) will hear of me and then not believe in what I have brought, except that he will enter the Fire.
والله لا يسمع بي من هذه الأمة يهودي ولا نصراني، ثم لا يؤمن بالذي جئت به إلا دخل النار.And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
and if Moses were alive he would feel it absolutely necessary to follow me.
والله لو كان أخي موسى حيا ما وسعه إلا اتباعي،And [recall, O People of the Scripture], when Allah took the covenant of the prophets, [saying], "Whatever I give you of the Scripture and wisdom and then there comes to you a messenger
وَإِذْ أَخَذَ اللَّهُ مِيثَاقَ النَّبِيِّينَ لَمَا آتَيْتُكُم مِّن كِتَابٍ وَحِكْمَةٍ ثُمَّ جَاءَكُمْ رَسُولٌconfirming what is with you, you [must] believe in him and support him
لِّمَا مَعَكُمْ لَتُؤْمِنُنَّ بِهِ وَلَتَنصُرُنَّهُ[Allah] said, "Have you acknowledged and taken upon that My commitment?" They said, "We have acknowledged it." He said, "Then bear witness, and I am with you among the witnesses." (82) And whoever turned away after that - they were the defiantly disobedient. (83) So is it other than the religion of Allah they desire, while to Him have submitted [all] those within the heavens and earth, willingly or by compulsion, and to Him they will be returned?
قَالَ أَأَقْرَرْتُمْ وَأَخَذْتُمْ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكُمْ إِصْرِي قَالُوا أَقْرَرْنَا قَالَ فَاشْهَدُوا وَأَنَا مَعَكُم مِّنَ الشَّاهِدِينَ فَمَن تَوَلَّىٰ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْفَاسِقُونَ أَفَغَيْرَ دِينِ اللَّهِ يَبْغُونَ وَلَهُ أَسْلَمَ مَن فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ طَوْعًا وَكَرْهًا وَإِلَيْهِ يُرْجَعُونَSo there is no religion except the religion of Islam that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) brought. As for equating it with Judaism and Christianity, this is equating disbelief with faith, shirk (associating partners with Allah) with tawhid (the oneness of Allah), and this is fear and dissolution of Islam. We ask Allah for safety from this. This is equating truth with falsehood.
And it is acceptance of disbelief, and acknowledgment that the religion of the Jews and Christians is correct like the religion of Islam. What greater misguidance and what greater disbelief is there than this?
So this is misguidance, this is deception, and this is treachery. It is not permissible for Muslims ever to participate in these conferences. Rather, it is obligatory to denounce them and prevent them from the lands of the Muslims. And Allah knows best. May Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and all his Companions.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5/1/14 شرح مسائل الجاهلية / الشريط الخامس / جزء١ — youtube.com (28:08)
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