Is it permissible to address the Christians as "Christians"?
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Question:
The questioner says: Ahh. Is it prohibited from using the term "Christians" for the People of the Book instead of the term "Nasara"?
Answer:
Allah named them the Nasara, and they call themselves Christians out of lying, claiming that they are followers of Jesus. So we do not call them Christians; we call them the Nasara, by the name that Allah recorded for them. Yes.
The questioner says: Ahh. Is it prohibited from using the term "Christians" for the People of the Book instead of the term "Nasara"?
Answer:
Allah named them the Nasara, and they call themselves Christians out of lying, claiming that they are followers of Jesus. So we do not call them Christians; we call them the Nasara, by the name that Allah recorded for them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز مناداة النصارى بالمسيحيين؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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