Is it permissible to use the term "Christians" for the Nasara?

Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, a questioner asks: Is it permissible for us to use the term "Christians" for the Nasara?

Answer:
No. If we say "Christians," it implies that they are followers of Jesus, but they are not followers of Jesus. How can they be followers of Jesus when they say that Jesus is the son of Allah, the third of three, and when Jesus himself said, and Jesus said: "O Children of Israel, worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord. Indeed, whoever associates partners with Allah, Allah has forbidden Paradise for him, and his abode is the Fire, and there are no helpers for the wrongdoers." If they were truly Christians, they would have followed the words of Jesus, worshipping Allah and not associating anything with Him, and they would have believed that Jesus is a servant of Allah and His Messenger. They are not Christians; they are disbelievers. Yes. May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, these are questions that have been repeated, and this is one of them. Also, Allah named them the Nasara, so should we not call them by any name other than their own? Allah named the Jews the Jews, so we do not call them by any name other than their own. Yes.