Who is the one who was to be sacrificed? Is it Isma'il or Ishaq?
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Question : You are correct, that is the stronger position. Yes.
Answer : Yes, the one who was to be sacrificed is Isma'il, specifically. It has been said that the claim that it was Ishaq is the talk of the Jews. This is because Ishaq is their ancestor and Isma'il is the ancestor of the Arabs, and the origin of this claim is from those who are disliked among the Children of Israel, who are the ones who spread it. Otherwise, the verse is clear. Allah the Exalted said:[As-Saffat 37:105] We have tested him [As-Saffat 37:111-112] and there is no mention of Allah after this good news as a trial. Then the good news came after the story of the sacrifice was complete. Then Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, distinguished between Isma'il and Ishaq. Regarding Ishaq, He said in two places, "a boy of knowledge," and regarding Isma'il, He said, "a boy of forbearance." The boy is young, so there is a difference between them. The claim that it was Ishaq is a very weak claim.
Answer : Yes, the one who was to be sacrificed is Isma'il, specifically. It has been said that the claim that it was Ishaq is the talk of the Jews. This is because Ishaq is their ancestor and Isma'il is the ancestor of the Arabs, and the origin of this claim is from those who are disliked among the Children of Israel, who are the ones who spread it. Otherwise, the verse is clear. Allah the Exalted said:
You have fulfilled the vision." Indeed, We thus
قَدْ صَدَّقْتَ الرُّؤْيَا إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ(111) Indeed, he was of Our believing servants. (112) And We gave him good tidings of Isaac, a prophet from among the righteous.
إِنَّهُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَبَشَّرْنَاهُ بِإِسْحَاقَ نَبِيًّا مِّنَ الصَّالِحِينَ
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 3681 - 4600 من هو الذبيح هل هو اسماعيل أم إسحاق؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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