The reason for the specific designation of the religion of Ibrahim
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Question:
And may Allah bless you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: In the noble verse, in the statement of the Blessed and Exalted is He[An-Nahl 16:123], why did Allah the Mighty and Majestic single out the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) with following the religion of Ibrahim (peace be upon him), when all the prophets before Ibrahim (peace be upon him) and after were upon this creed?
Answer:
We do not ask about this. Allah the Exalted and Majestic commanded His Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) to follow the religion of Ibrahim, so obedience is obligatory, and we do not ask why? And why? Allah knows best about that. Yes.
And may Allah bless you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: In the noble verse, in the statement of the Blessed and Exalted is He
Then We revealed to you, [O Muhammad], to follow the religion of Abraham, inclining toward truth; and he was not of those who associate with Allah.
ثُمَّ أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ أَنِ اتَّبِعْ مِلَّةَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَنِيفًا وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَAnswer:
We do not ask about this. Allah the Exalted and Majestic commanded His Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) to follow the religion of Ibrahim, so obedience is obligatory, and we do not ask why? And why? Allah knows best about that. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/238 — archive.org (10:51)
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