How is prostrating to other than Allah considered disbelief, when it was not so in the law of those who came before us?
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Question:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: We all know that all the prophets were sent with one creed, and that what invalidates it in the law of one of them invalidates it in the law of any other prophet. So how is merely prostrating to other than Allah considered disbelief, when it was not so in the law of other than Allah? May Allah guide you. Prostrating to Adam
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was by the command of Allah. Allah commanded this. Allah commanded you to kiss the stone and touch it. So you do this as worship of Allah, not of the stone. For this reason, 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: IMusnad Ahmad 229[Its isnad is Sahih, al-Bukhari (1597) (peace and blessings be upon him) kissed it as he kissed it. Allah commanded you to do this. You obey Allah and worship Allah; you do not worship the stone.
Prostrating to Adam is not worship of Adam. Rather, it is obedience to Allah because Allah commanded this. The prostration of Ya'qub, the parents of Yusuf, and his brothers is not worship of Yusuf. Rather, it is a greeting, a salam, like the salam. Yes. The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: Our law prohibits prostration absolutely, whether for greeting or for worship, except for Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).
This is prohibited. And in their law, prostration for greeting is permissible. As for worship, in all religions, prostration of worship to other than Allah is not permitted. They did not prostrate to Yusuf in prostration of worship. Yes.
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: We all know that all the prophets were sent with one creed, and that what invalidates it in the law of one of them invalidates it in the law of any other prophet. So how is merely prostrating to other than Allah considered disbelief, when it was not so in the law of other than Allah? May Allah guide you. Prostrating to Adam
Answer:
was by the command of Allah. Allah commanded this. Allah commanded you to kiss the stone and touch it. So you do this as worship of Allah, not of the stone. For this reason, 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I
I know that you are only a stone and cannot bring any benefit or ward off any harm, were it not that I saw the Messenger of Allah
لأعلم أنك حجر لا تنفع ولا تضر. ولولا أني رأيت رسول الله صلى الله عليهProstrating to Adam is not worship of Adam. Rather, it is obedience to Allah because Allah commanded this. The prostration of Ya'qub, the parents of Yusuf, and his brothers is not worship of Yusuf. Rather, it is a greeting, a salam, like the salam. Yes. The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: Our law prohibits prostration absolutely, whether for greeting or for worship, except for Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).
This is prohibited. And in their law, prostration for greeting is permissible. As for worship, in all religions, prostration of worship to other than Allah is not permitted. They did not prostrate to Yusuf in prostration of worship. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [277 -1024] كيف يكون مجرد السجود لغير الله كفر، ولم يكن كذلك في شريعة من كان قبلنا؟ — youtube.com
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