Reading from the author's words while cross-checking the manuscripts: "And the description of the Jews: that they knew the truth before the appearance of the one who spoke of it and called to it.
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The reader: "And the description of the Jews: that they knew the truth before the appearance of the one who spoke of it and called to it. When the one who spoke of it came to them from a group other than the one they preferred, they did not submit to him. And that they do not accept the truth except from the group".
The Shaykh : In "they prefer it," there are two waws in it; in my copy, there is only one waw. Yes.
The reader: "When the one who spoke of it came to them from a group other than the one they preferred, they did not submit to him. And that they do not accept the truth except from the group to which they claim affiliation, even though they do not follow what is obligatory for them in their belief".
The Shaykh : In "and they do not follow what is obligatory for them in their belief"?
The reader: It says: In the margin, in J D: "from their belief", and in my original text: "in their belief".
The Shaykh : Fine, the manuscript. Yes.
The reader: "And many of those who claim affiliation with a specific group in knowledge or religion, such as the jurists, the Sufis, or others, or to a leader highly esteemed by them in religion—other than the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)—are tested with this. For they do not accept from religion an opinion or a narration except what their group brought, and then they do not know what their group obligates, even though the religion of Islam obligates following the truth absolutely".
The Shaykh : In "they prefer it," there are two waws in it; in my copy, there is only one waw. Yes.
The reader: "When the one who spoke of it came to them from a group other than the one they preferred, they did not submit to him. And that they do not accept the truth except from the group to which they claim affiliation, even though they do not follow what is obligatory for them in their belief".
The Shaykh : In "and they do not follow what is obligatory for them in their belief"?
The reader: It says: In the margin, in J D: "from their belief", and in my original text: "in their belief".
The Shaykh : Fine, the manuscript. Yes.
The reader: "And many of those who claim affiliation with a specific group in knowledge or religion, such as the jurists, the Sufis, or others, or to a leader highly esteemed by them in religion—other than the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)—are tested with this. For they do not accept from religion an opinion or a narration except what their group brought, and then they do not know what their group obligates, even though the religion of Islam obligates following the truth absolutely".