The Meaning of the Sabians in the Saying of Allah the Exalted: “Indeed, those who believed and those who were Jews and the Christians and the Sabians”
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: What is the interpretation of the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:62] Are there any monotheists among the Jews and the Christians?
Answer:
Sabians. There are Sabians who are Hanif, as Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah said, “Sabians who are Hanif.” For this reason, the Sabians were counted among the people of faith.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: What is the interpretation of the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Indeed, those who believed and those who were Jews or Christians or Sabeans [before Prophet Muhammad] - those [among them] who believed in Allah
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَالَّذِينَ هَادُوا وَالنَّصَارَىٰ وَالصَّابِئِينَ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِAnswer:
Sabians. There are Sabians who are Hanif, as Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah said, “Sabians who are Hanif.” For this reason, the Sabians were counted among the people of faith.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1534- المقصود بالصابئين في قوله تعالى: ﴿إن الذين آمنوا والذين هادوا والنصارىٰ والصابئين﴾ — youtube.com
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