Reading from the author's text with commentary and collation of manuscripts: "And all of this is a confirmation of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The reader: "And all of this is a confirmation of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)"
The Shaykh : (peace and blessings be upon him)
The reader: "Sahih al-Bukhari 7320 And its cause is imitating the disbelievers in a little of the matter of their festival and not forbidding that, and if imitation in a little is a means" ..
The Shaykh : And if, and if
The reader: "And if imitation in a little is a means and a path to some of these abominations, it is forbidden; so how if it leads to what is disbelief in Allah, such as seeking blessing from the cross, or baptism in the church, or the saying of the one who says: 'The worshipped One is One, even if the paths are different,' and the like of those sayings and actions which include either that the Christian or Jewish laws, which have been altered"
The Shaykh : Or ... in your opinion, or
The student: Or
The Shaykh : What he referred to, write a copy of it
The reader: "Either that the Christian or Jewish laws, which have been altered and abrogated, lead to Allah; or approving of some of what is in them, which contradicts the religion of Allah; or practicing that religion"
The Shaykh : Yes
The reader: "Or other than that, which is disbelief in Allah and His Messenger, and in the Qur'an, and in Islam, without disagreement among the middle nation regarding that"
The Shaykh : (peace and blessings be upon him)
The reader: "
You will follow the ways of those nations who were before you
لتتبعن سنن من كان قبلكمThe Shaykh : And if, and if
The reader: "And if imitation in a little is a means and a path to some of these abominations, it is forbidden; so how if it leads to what is disbelief in Allah, such as seeking blessing from the cross, or baptism in the church, or the saying of the one who says: 'The worshipped One is One, even if the paths are different,' and the like of those sayings and actions which include either that the Christian or Jewish laws, which have been altered"
The Shaykh : Or ... in your opinion, or
The student: Or
The Shaykh : What he referred to, write a copy of it
The reader: "Either that the Christian or Jewish laws, which have been altered and abrogated, lead to Allah; or approving of some of what is in them, which contradicts the religion of Allah; or practicing that religion"
The Shaykh : Yes
The reader: "Or other than that, which is disbelief in Allah and His Messenger, and in the Qur'an, and in Islam, without disagreement among the middle nation regarding that"