The Ruling on What Is Permissible for the People of the Book and What Is Forbidden for Them
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Question:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, please tell us: How is the criterion determined for what is permissible for the People of the Book and what they consider forbidden? Is it by referring to the original source of their religion, or by what they have become accustomed to? Because as time progresses, they change some of the rulings that exist among them.
Answer:
According to their custom, meaning there are things that are not lawful for them in the Torah and the Gospel, but they have made them permissible for themselves, such as pork and intoxicants. Yes.
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, please tell us: How is the criterion determined for what is permissible for the People of the Book and what they consider forbidden? Is it by referring to the original source of their religion, or by what they have become accustomed to? Because as time progresses, they change some of the rulings that exist among them.
Answer:
According to their custom, meaning there are things that are not lawful for them in the Torah and the Gospel, but they have made them permissible for themselves, such as pork and intoxicants. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/64 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (18:36)
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