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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And that which We revealed to you"

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The Shaykh :
what He enjoined upon Noah and that which We have revealed to you ما وصى به نوحاً والذي أوحينا إليك
[Ash-Shuraa 42:13]
So He mentioned the messengers, and the last of the messengers is
And that which We have revealed to you والذي أوحينا إليك
[Fatir 35:31]
, meaning He legislated for you of the religion that We revealed to you. If someone were to ask, does this imply equating the religion of Noah with the religion of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), or what? We say that as for the general principles, the legislations agree in them, but as for the details, Allah the Exalted said:
To each of you We prescribed a law and a method لكلٍ جعلنا منكم شرعة ومنهاجاً
[Al-Ma'idah 5:48]
. This is because the details differ in their benefits according to the differences of nations, times, and circumstances. So each nation has from the legislation and methodology what suits it. As for the general principles, such as the oneness of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), belief in the resurrection, belief in the divine decree, and the principles of practical religions such as prayer, fasting, Hajj, and zakah, the legislations agree in them in terms of the principles, not in terms of what? The details, because the details differ among the religions.
Source alathar.net

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