What is the validity of the statement that 'Isa will descend in the last times, and will be among the awliya (close friends of Allah), and will not descend as a prophet?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: I heard someone say that 'Isa (peace be upon him), when he descends in the last times, will be among the awliya (close friends of Allah), and will not descend as one of the prophets of Allah. Is this correct?
Answer:
He is a prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), but he follows a prophet; he follows Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), because the Shari'ah is the Shari'ah of Muhammad. So he is a follower of Muhammad and a renewer of the religion of Islam. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: I heard someone say that 'Isa (peace be upon him), when he descends in the last times, will be among the awliya (close friends of Allah), and will not descend as one of the prophets of Allah. Is this correct?
Answer:
He is a prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), but he follows a prophet; he follows Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), because the Shari'ah is the Shari'ah of Muhammad. So he is a follower of Muhammad and a renewer of the religion of Islam. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [316 -858]ما صحة القول: إن عيسى ينزل في آخر الزمان، ويكون من أولياء الله، ولا ينزل على أنه نبي؟ — youtube.com
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