What is the ruling on the one who says that 'Isa (peace be upon him) is a taghut?
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The questioner:
This questioner says: He reports that a person said that 'Isa (peace be upon him), with respect to those who worshipped him, is a taghut. One of them said that this statement is attributed to Ibn Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him).
The Shaykh:
This is a lie without saying that Ibn Uthaymeen said that 'Isa (peace be upon him) is a taghut. If anyone said that 'Isa is a taghut, he has disbelieved in Allah the Exalted. 'Isa is a prophet among the prophets of Allah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
The questioner:
This questioner says:
The Shaykh:
But he says: Perhaps he said that whoever worshipped 'Isa has worshipped the taghut and did not worship 'Isa, because the taghut is the one who commanded them to do so. Therefore, Allah the Glorious and Exalted says to the angels:[Saba 34:40-41] meaning the devils, because they commanded them to do so. Perhaps Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen said this: They did not worship 'Isa, but they worshipped the taghut who commanded them to do this. Yes.
This questioner says: He reports that a person said that 'Isa (peace be upon him), with respect to those who worshipped him, is a taghut. One of them said that this statement is attributed to Ibn Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him).
The Shaykh:
This is a lie without saying that Ibn Uthaymeen said that 'Isa (peace be upon him) is a taghut. If anyone said that 'Isa is a taghut, he has disbelieved in Allah the Exalted. 'Isa is a prophet among the prophets of Allah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
The questioner:
This questioner says:
The Shaykh:
But he says: Perhaps he said that whoever worshipped 'Isa has worshipped the taghut and did not worship 'Isa, because the taghut is the one who commanded them to do so. Therefore, Allah the Glorious and Exalted says to the angels:
(40) And [mention] the Day when He will gather them all and then say to the angels, "Did these [people] used to worship you?" (41) They will say, "Exalted are You! You, [O Allah], are our benefactor not them. Rather, they used to worship the jinn
وَيَوْمَ يَحْشُرُهُمْ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ يَقُولُ لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ أَهَٰؤُلَاءِ إِيَّاكُمْ كَانُوا يَعْبُدُونَ قَالُوا سُبْحَانَكَ أَنتَ وَلِيُّنَا مِن دُونِهِم بَلْ كَانُوا يَعْبُدُونَ الْجِنَّ
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم من قال إن عيسى عليه السلام طاغوت؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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