What is your opinion of those who say that when you go to the People of the Book to call them, you should not call them with the Qur'an because they do not believe in it? Is this not a denial of the divine attributes regarding the Book of Allah?
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The questioner : Praise be to Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah.
As for what follows:
The Shaykh : May Allah send blessings and peace upon the Messenger of Allah.
The questioner : Some people say, O honorable Shaykh, regarding the matter of da'wah: when they come to call the people from among the People of the Book, they say, "We are unable to call these people with the Qur'an because they do not believe in the Qur'an in the first place." It is known that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he sent 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) to the people of Yemen, sent him to a people of the Book, and in a narration of al-Bukhari:.
And the statement of the Shaykh al-Islam: "The entire Qur'an is tawhid (the oneness of Allah)". So what is your advice, O honorable Shaykh, regarding this statement, which I fear contains a denial of the divine attributes regarding the Book of Allah? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : We say: Calling to the religion of Allah the Exalted and to the Shari'ah of Allah is not to be done except by the means that Allah Mighty and Majestic has prescribed. There is no doubt that calling with the Qur'an and the Sunnah is the closest means to acceptance.
However, there is no harm in a person having rational evidence to support the Book and the Sunnah, because among people, as you mentioned, are those who do not believe in the transmitted evidence, namely: the Qur'an and the Sunnah. But when rational evidence comes to them, they are convinced. This is found in the Qur'an, for Allah the Exalted argues with some of the polytheists using rational evidence. This is what Ibrahim (peace be upon him) said to his father:[Maryam 19:42] He argued with him using rational evidence, and likewise he argued with his people using rational evidence when he saw a star and said, "This is my Lord," and when he saw the moon he said, "This is my Lord," and when he saw the sun he said, "This is my Lord." And when all of them set, it became clear that they were not gods.
As for the fact that the Christians and the Jews do not believe in the Qur'an, I do not think they do not believe in it, but they do not believe in the universality of the message. Therefore, you find them seeing the argumentation with the Qur'an. I heard a great echo of the verse recited by the Prime Minister of Pakistan at the false conference currently being held in Cairo, the Population and Environment Conference. The verse is His saying, the Exalted:[Al-An'am 6:151] And the other verse: [Al-Isra 17:31] They reported from what she spoke that she argued with this verse. This indicates that the Qur'an has a status even among non-Muslims.
The questioner : O our Shaykh, the rational evidence you mentioned from the Qur'an is a witness to oneness of lordship. So it is from the Qur'an, is it not?
The Shaykh : Yes, but they are rational evidence.
As for what follows:
The Shaykh : May Allah send blessings and peace upon the Messenger of Allah.
The questioner : Some people say, O honorable Shaykh, regarding the matter of da'wah: when they come to call the people from among the People of the Book, they say, "We are unable to call these people with the Qur'an because they do not believe in the Qur'an in the first place." It is known that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he sent 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) to the people of Yemen, sent him to a people of the Book, and in a narration of al-Bukhari:
That they should affirm the oneness of Allah
أن يوحدوا اللهAnd the statement of the Shaykh al-Islam: "The entire Qur'an is tawhid (the oneness of Allah)". So what is your advice, O honorable Shaykh, regarding this statement, which I fear contains a denial of the divine attributes regarding the Book of Allah? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : We say: Calling to the religion of Allah the Exalted and to the Shari'ah of Allah is not to be done except by the means that Allah Mighty and Majestic has prescribed. There is no doubt that calling with the Qur'an and the Sunnah is the closest means to acceptance.
However, there is no harm in a person having rational evidence to support the Book and the Sunnah, because among people, as you mentioned, are those who do not believe in the transmitted evidence, namely: the Qur'an and the Sunnah. But when rational evidence comes to them, they are convinced. This is found in the Qur'an, for Allah the Exalted argues with some of the polytheists using rational evidence. This is what Ibrahim (peace be upon him) said to his father:
O my father, why do you worship that which does not hear and does not see and will not benefit you at all?
يَا أَبَتِ لِمَ تَعْبُدُ مَا لا يَسْمَعُ وَلا يُبْصِرُ وَلا يُغْنِي عَنْكَ شَيْئاًAs for the fact that the Christians and the Jews do not believe in the Qur'an, I do not think they do not believe in it, but they do not believe in the universality of the message. Therefore, you find them seeing the argumentation with the Qur'an. I heard a great echo of the verse recited by the Prime Minister of Pakistan at the false conference currently being held in Cairo, the Population and Environment Conference. The verse is His saying, the Exalted:
and do not kill your children out of poverty; We will provide for you and them
وَلا تَقْتُلُوا أَوْلادَكُمْ مِنْ إِمْلاقٍ نَحْنُ نَرْزُقُكُمْ وَإِيَّاهُمْAnd do not kill your children for fear of poverty. We provide for them and for you
وَلا تَقْتُلُوا أَوْلادَكُمْ خَشْيَةَ إِمْلاقٍ نَحْنُ نَرْزُقُهُمْ وَإِيَّاكُمْThe questioner : O our Shaykh, the rational evidence you mentioned from the Qur'an is a witness to oneness of lordship. So it is from the Qur'an, is it not?
The Shaykh : Yes, but they are rational evidence.