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What Is The Religion Of Islām | Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʿUthaymīn The Questioner: We have come to know in previous sittings about many things, and all praise is due to Allāh, regarding monotheism; but in the beginning of this gathering of ours, we wish to know what exactly is the religion of Islām? Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʿUthaymīn: “All praise is due to Allāh the Lord of the creation and I offer supplicate that the prayers of peace and the blessings of Allāh be upon our Prophet Muḥammad and his family and companions altogether. Islām in terms of its general meaning is to worship Allāh the Exalted with what He has legislated from the acts of worship that His messengers brought from the time that His servants worship Allāh the Exalted with whatever He has legislated until the establishment of the Hour. So this includes what Noah () brought in terms of guidance and the truth as well as well as what Moses brought and what Jesus brought and it also includes what Abraham () brought and he was the leader of the monotheists. Likewise, Allāh has mentioned that in several verses [of the Qurʾān] which indicate that the previous legislations, all of them are Islām [meaning submission] to Allāh the Mighty and Majestic. However, according to its more specific definition it applies to what the Prophet [Muḥammad] () was sent with because what the Prophet [Muḥammad] () was sent with abrogated all of the previous religions. So then it became such that whoever followed him was a Muslim and whoever opposed him was not a Muslim because this individual has not submitted to Allāh but rather instead submitted to his own desires. So the Jews were Muslims during the time of Moses () and the Christians were Muslims at the time of Jesus (). However, after the sending of the Prophet [Muḥammad] (), they disbelieved in him so they are not Muslims. For this reason it is not permissible for anyone to believe that the religion of the Jews and the Christians as they practice it today is a correct religion that is acceptable to Allāh and equal to the religion of Islām. Rather, the one who believes that is a disbeliever outside of the religion of Islām because Allāh the Mighty and Majestic says: “Certainly, the religion with Allāh is Islām (submission to the will of Allāh).” [Sūrah Āl-ʿImrān 3:19] continue reading on www.masjidalwahyain.com
