I am confused by the saying of Allah the Exalted: "Today I have perfected for you your religion."
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The questioner : I am confused by the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Al-Ma'idah 5:3] that the perfection of the religion applies to the first of the revelation that was sent down, so how can the religion be perfected decades after that?
The Shaykh : No, that is not correct, because on the first day the Shari'ah was sent down, the entirety of the Shari'ah had not been completed, and it is not possible to say when only a small part had been sent down.
The questioner : Should we say that He perfected the major laws?
The Shaykh : He perfected the major laws, and likewise these major laws include what was added later; all of it is complete.
This day I have perfected for you your religion
اليوم أكملت لكم دينكم ...The Shaykh : No, that is not correct, because on the first day the Shari'ah was sent down, the entirety of the Shari'ah had not been completed, and it is not possible to say
Today I have perfected
اليوم أكملتThe questioner : Should we say that He perfected the major laws?
The Shaykh : He perfected the major laws, and likewise these major laws include what was added later; all of it is complete.