Explanation of the author's statement: "Rather, they are the middle among the sects of the Ummah, just as the Ummah is the middle among the nations"
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The Shaykh : He said: "Rather, they are the middle among the sects of the Ummah"
The correct wording is "among the sects of the Ummah"
The student: ...
The Shaykh :"Rather, they are the middle among the sects of the Ummah, just as the Ummah is the middle among the nations"
First, we explain how the Ummah is the middle among the nations. "The Ummah is the middle among the nations" in several respects. For example, in acts of worship: the Christians worship Allah (Mighty and Majestic) without ritual purity, meaning they do not purify themselves from filth. One of them urinates, the urine gets on his clothes, and he stands up and prays in the church without caring. The Jews are the opposite; if they are affected by impurity, they cut it out, meaning they cut it from the garment. Water does not purify it for them. Islam...
The student: Middle
The Shaykh : ...says: No, neither this nor that. Do not cut the garment, and do not pray while in a state of impurity. Wash it thoroughly and the impurity will be removed.
Likewise, in the chapter of prohibitions regarding food and drink: for the Christians, everything is lawful. For the Jews, everything with claws is forbidden.[Al-An'am 6:146] Retaliation for killing is obligatory for the Jews, and forgiving retaliation is obligatory for the Christians. Islam came with the choice, being the middle. It came with the choice, so the Islamic Ummah, praise be to Allah, is the middle among the nations, between extremism and falling short. The people of the Sunnah and the community are the middle among the sects of the Ummah, just as the Ummah is the middle among other religions, meaning they are the middle.
The correct wording is "among the sects of the Ummah"
The student: ...
The Shaykh :"Rather, they are the middle among the sects of the Ummah, just as the Ummah is the middle among the nations"
First, we explain how the Ummah is the middle among the nations. "The Ummah is the middle among the nations" in several respects. For example, in acts of worship: the Christians worship Allah (Mighty and Majestic) without ritual purity, meaning they do not purify themselves from filth. One of them urinates, the urine gets on his clothes, and he stands up and prays in the church without caring. The Jews are the opposite; if they are affected by impurity, they cut it out, meaning they cut it from the garment. Water does not purify it for them. Islam...
The student: Middle
The Shaykh : ...says: No, neither this nor that. Do not cut the garment, and do not pray while in a state of impurity. Wash it thoroughly and the impurity will be removed.
Likewise, in the chapter of prohibitions regarding food and drink: for the Christians, everything is lawful. For the Jews, everything with claws is forbidden.