The ruling on using the term "Christians" for the Nasara

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to call the Nasara "Christians" because they are Christians? And is it wrong to rebuke those who use that term for them?

Answer:
No, it is not permissible to say "Christians." They should be called "Nasara," as Allah mentioned them in the Qur'an. Even they said, "We are Nasara," not "We are Christians." They said, "We are Nasara." So, the name that appears in the Qur'an and the Sunnah is applied to them. As for calling them "Christians," that is an evasion of the condemnation attached to the Nasara.
Likewise, the Jews have come to call themselves "Israel," and Israel is the Prophet of Allah, Ya'qub (peace be upon him). So, they are evading the mention of "Jews" because the Jews are mentioned in the Qur'an as being condemned and cursed. They wanted to evade this. So, we call them "Jews" and we call them "Nasara," and we do not call them "Israel" and we do not call them "Christians." Yes.