The Status of 'Isa (peace be upon him) in the Ummah of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)
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Question:
And he is among the people of that thing, and he turned toward the first when this Ummah turned toward it, so know that (peace and blessings be upon him) is for 'Isa (peace be upon him), because it is the Ummah of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).
Answer:
'Isa (peace be upon him) is a prophet and a messenger, but in the end times he will rule by the Shari'ah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
And when the Ummah is mentioned in a general sense, it refers to the followers of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) who followed the Messenger and were attributed to him and believed in him. The strongest of the Ummah in the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is Abu Bakr in the religion, then 'Umar, then 'Uthman, then 'Ali, the Caliphs of the earth, then the rest of the ten promised Paradise. Then the people of Badr, the people of the Pledge of Aqabah, then the rest of the Companions.
As for 'Isa (peace be upon him), his prophethood is a specific prophethood, not a general one? It is a specific prophethood, so he is among the followers of the Messenger in that he will rule by the Shari'ah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in the end times. It is not said that the believers are the Ummah of Muhammad, 'Isa. 'Isa is a settled prophet, yes.
And he is among the people of that thing, and he turned toward the first when this Ummah turned toward it, so know that (peace and blessings be upon him) is for 'Isa (peace be upon him), because it is the Ummah of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).
Answer:
'Isa (peace be upon him) is a prophet and a messenger, but in the end times he will rule by the Shari'ah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
And when the Ummah is mentioned in a general sense, it refers to the followers of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) who followed the Messenger and were attributed to him and believed in him. The strongest of the Ummah in the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is Abu Bakr in the religion, then 'Umar, then 'Uthman, then 'Ali, the Caliphs of the earth, then the rest of the ten promised Paradise. Then the people of Badr, the people of the Pledge of Aqabah, then the rest of the Companions.
As for 'Isa (peace be upon him), his prophethood is a specific prophethood, not a general one? It is a specific prophethood, so he is among the followers of the Messenger in that he will rule by the Shari'ah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in the end times. It is not said that the believers are the Ummah of Muhammad, 'Isa. 'Isa is a settled prophet, yes.
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية [ صالح الفوزان ] [ الشرح القديم ]، بداية من قوله : وقوله : { وجوه يومئذ ناضرة إلى ربها ناظرة } — islamhouse.com (1:07:42)
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