We ask your eminence to interpret this verse: (That is a nation that has passed away; it had what it earned, and you have what you have earned, and you will not be asked about what they used to do).
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The questioner : I am asking about the noble verse and its interpretation: [Al-Baqarah 2:134]?
The Shaykh : Yes, this nation to which Allah referred is the nations to whom Ibrahim, Ishaq, Ya'qub, and the previous messengers were sent. These people had their religion, and they ended and passed away. As for you, O those addressed in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), you have what you have earned, so save yourselves. Do not say, "We are the sons of this nation, the sons of the messengers," or the like. For these people have what they earned, and you have what you have earned, and you will not be asked about what they used to do.
The Jews said that Ibrahim was a Jew, and the Christians said that Ibrahim was a Christian, and they used to argue with the Muslims. But Ibrahim was a Hanif Muslim and was not among those who associate partners with Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
That was a nation which has passed on. It will have [the consequence of] what it earned, and you will have what you have earned. And you will not be asked about what they used to do.
تِلْكَ أُمَّةٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَلَكُمْ مَا كَسَبْتُمْ وَلا تُسْأَلُونَ عَمَّا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَThe Shaykh : Yes, this nation to which Allah referred is the nations to whom Ibrahim, Ishaq, Ya'qub, and the previous messengers were sent. These people had their religion, and they ended and passed away. As for you, O those addressed in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), you have what you have earned, so save yourselves. Do not say, "We are the sons of this nation, the sons of the messengers," or the like. For these people have what they earned, and you have what you have earned, and you will not be asked about what they used to do.
The Jews said that Ibrahim was a Jew, and the Christians said that Ibrahim was a Christian, and they used to argue with the Muslims. But Ibrahim was a Hanif Muslim and was not among those who associate partners with Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.