"Or denies some of His books"
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The Shaykh :"Or denies some of His books" Whether that is part of one book or part of several books, is there a difference between them?
The questioner : Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : Whether it is part of one book or part of several books, he commits disbelief. For example, if someone denies the Torah and rejects that Allah sent down the Torah to Moses, he is
The questioner : a disbeliever.
The Shaykh : a disbeliever, because he is lying to Allah and His Messenger. If he denies that Allah sent down the Gospel to 'Isa, we say he is also a disbeliever. If he denies that Allah sent down the Qur'an to Muhammad, we say he is a disbeliever. If he denies that anything of the Qur'an was sent down to Muhammad,
The questioner : A disbeliever.
The Shaykh : he is also a disbeliever. Is that clear? Now, if he denies something from the previous books on the basis that they have been distorted, for instance, if he finds in the books in our hands that Muhammad is a messenger only to the Arabs, and he says this is absolutely not in the Torah and not in the Gospel—that Muhammad is a messenger only to the Arabs—does he commit disbelief or not?
The questioner : He does not commit disbelief.
The Shaykh : This does not constitute disbelief, because this is certainly a lie. It is not in the Torah or the Gospel that the message of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is specific to the Arabs; rather, all of them indicate that it is universal. So we say: some of His books, those that are established as being from the books of Allah the Exalted, if he denies some of them, he is a disbeliever. Now, if someone asks why we do not say that this is partial, such that if he denies part of the book and believes in part, we say he is a believer in what he believed and a disbeliever in what he disbelieved, just as you say that if someone commits a sin that does not amount to disbelief, he is a believer in his faith and an open sinner in his major sin.
The questioner : How, O Shaykh?
Another questioner: ...
The Shaykh : Yes, we say we have evidence for his disbelief, and this is faith, not an action. This is faith, and its opposite is denial, not an action. So, as for actions, yes, they can be partial, but faith is not partial, in the sense that whoever denies something from the books is like one who denies them all. Allah Blessed and Exalted is He said, rebuking the Children of Israel:[Al-Baqarah 2:85] And the Exalted said: [An-Nisa 4:150-151] These are truly disbelievers. Look, He affirmed: [An-Nisa 4:151] This "truly" is a source of affirmation for the content of the sentence, as you know, and its operator is... obligatory, because this sentence is the meaning of "truly," and it is not possible to combine the substitute and the substituted. Yes, as Ibn Malik said:
"Like 'You are truly a son'" Yes, now, "Or denies some of His books" What do we know of the books?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : The Torah, the Gospel, the Psalms...
The Shaykh : Five?
The questioner : Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : The Torah, the Gospel, the Psalms, the Scrolls of Ibrahim and Musa, and the Qur'an, that is five.
The questioner : Six.
The Shaykh : Do you count the Scrolls of Ibrahim and Musa as two?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Now, six. We know these by their specific names, but even so, we believe that every messenger had a book, as Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:213] And the Exalted said: [Al-Hadid 57:25] But some of them we do not know, even though we know the messengers, we do not know the books that were sent down with them. The important point is that whoever denies something from the books, or denies some of them, is a disbeliever. Yes.
The questioner : Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : Whether it is part of one book or part of several books, he commits disbelief. For example, if someone denies the Torah and rejects that Allah sent down the Torah to Moses, he is
The questioner : a disbeliever.
The Shaykh : a disbeliever, because he is lying to Allah and His Messenger. If he denies that Allah sent down the Gospel to 'Isa, we say he is also a disbeliever. If he denies that Allah sent down the Qur'an to Muhammad, we say he is a disbeliever. If he denies that anything of the Qur'an was sent down to Muhammad,
The questioner : A disbeliever.
The Shaykh : he is also a disbeliever. Is that clear? Now, if he denies something from the previous books on the basis that they have been distorted, for instance, if he finds in the books in our hands that Muhammad is a messenger only to the Arabs, and he says this is absolutely not in the Torah and not in the Gospel—that Muhammad is a messenger only to the Arabs—does he commit disbelief or not?
The questioner : He does not commit disbelief.
The Shaykh : This does not constitute disbelief, because this is certainly a lie. It is not in the Torah or the Gospel that the message of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is specific to the Arabs; rather, all of them indicate that it is universal. So we say: some of His books, those that are established as being from the books of Allah the Exalted, if he denies some of them, he is a disbeliever. Now, if someone asks why we do not say that this is partial, such that if he denies part of the book and believes in part, we say he is a believer in what he believed and a disbeliever in what he disbelieved, just as you say that if someone commits a sin that does not amount to disbelief, he is a believer in his faith and an open sinner in his major sin.
The questioner : How, O Shaykh?
Another questioner: ...
The Shaykh : Yes, we say we have evidence for his disbelief, and this is faith, not an action. This is faith, and its opposite is denial, not an action. So, as for actions, yes, they can be partial, but faith is not partial, in the sense that whoever denies something from the books is like one who denies them all. Allah Blessed and Exalted is He said, rebuking the Children of Israel:
So do you believe in part of the Scripture and disbelieve in part?
أفتؤمنون ببعض الكتاب وتكفرون ببعض(150) Indeed, those who disbelieve in Allah and His messengers and wish to discriminate between Allah and His messengers and say, "We believe in some and disbelieve in others," and wish to adopt a way in between - (151) Those are the disbelievers, truly. And We have prepared for the disbelievers a humiliating punishment.
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَكْفُرُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَيُرِيدُونَ أَنْ يُفَرِّقُوا بَيْنَ اللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَيَقُولُونَ نُؤْمِنُ بِبَعْضٍ وَنَكْفُرُ بِبَعْضٍ وَيُرِيدُونَ أَنْ يَتَّخِذُوا بَيْنَ ذلِكَ سَبِيلاً * أُولئِكَ هُمُ الْكافِرُونَ حَقًّا وَأَعْتَدْنا لِلْكافِرِينَ عَذاباً مُهِيناًThose are the disbelievers, truly.
أولئك هم الكافرون حقا"Like 'You are truly a son'" Yes, now, "Or denies some of His books" What do we know of the books?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : The Torah, the Gospel, the Psalms...
The Shaykh : Five?
The questioner : Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : The Torah, the Gospel, the Psalms, the Scrolls of Ibrahim and Musa, and the Qur'an, that is five.
The questioner : Six.
The Shaykh : Do you count the Scrolls of Ibrahim and Musa as two?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Now, six. We know these by their specific names, but even so, we believe that every messenger had a book, as Allah the Exalted said:
Mankind was [of] one religion [before their deviation]; then Allah sent the prophets as bringers of good tidings and warners and sent down with them the Scripture in truth to judge between the people concerning that in which they differed.
كان الناس أمة واحدة فبعث الله النبيّين مبشرين ومنذرين وأنزل معهم الكتاب بالحق ليحكم بين الناس فيما اختلفوا فيهWe have already sent Our messengers with clear evidences and sent down with them the Scripture and the balance that the people may maintain [their affairs] in justice.
لقد أرسلنا رسلنا بالبينات وأنزلنا معهم الكتاب والميزان ليقوم الناس بالقسطThe questioner : Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes.