The Ruling on the Jews and Christians Who Exist Today
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His Eminence the Shaykh: Are the Jews and Christians who exist today from the People of the Book?
What I see is that they are from the People of the Book, as long as they profess the religion of the People of the Book or claim affiliation with the religion of the People of the Book, they are from the People of the Book.Because Allah mentioned in Surat al-Ma'idah: [Al-Ma'idah: 5] Even though He said in the same Al-Ma'idah: [Al-Ma'idah: 17],And he said: [Al-Ma'idah: 73] So He declared them disbelievers and made their food lawful.
The questioner: Even with their distortion of their books.
The Shaykh: Yes, indeed! Even with the distortion, it existed in the time of the Messenger as well.
The questioner: And if they turn to communism.
The Shaykh: No,If they say: We have cast aside the religion of the People of the Book and do not acknowledge it, and we do not enter into Islam, we will enter into communism which states: There is no deity and no Lord.
These are clear, but people who profess Christianity and pray in churches, and send blessings upon their dead, and perform the festivals, even if they are acts of disbelief, but they consider them their festivals, they have the ruling of the People of the Book.
And with this, this session has ended, and I ask Allah to make it good and a blessing, and to grant us and you protection in speech and action.
And all praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
What I see is that they are from the People of the Book, as long as they profess the religion of the People of the Book or claim affiliation with the religion of the People of the Book, they are from the People of the Book.Because Allah mentioned in Surat al-Ma'idah:
and the food of those who were given the Scripture is lawful for you
وَطَعَامُ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ حِلٌّ لَكُمْThey have certainly disbelieved who say that Allah is Christ, the son of Mary
لَقَدْ كَفَرَ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْمَسِيحُ ابْنُ مَرْيَمَThey have certainly disbelieved who say, "Allah is the third of three."
لَقَدْ كَفَرَ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ ثَالِثُ ثَلاثَةٍThe questioner: Even with their distortion of their books.
The Shaykh: Yes, indeed! Even with the distortion, it existed in the time of the Messenger as well.
The questioner: And if they turn to communism.
The Shaykh: No,If they say: We have cast aside the religion of the People of the Book and do not acknowledge it, and we do not enter into Islam, we will enter into communism which states: There is no deity and no Lord.
These are clear, but people who profess Christianity and pray in churches, and send blessings upon their dead, and perform the festivals, even if they are acts of disbelief, but they consider them their festivals, they have the ruling of the People of the Book.
And with this, this session has ended, and I ask Allah to make it good and a blessing, and to grant us and you protection in speech and action.
And all praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.