Q
How does the Qur’an address the issue of distortion in previous scriptures?
A
Ibn `Abbas said, “Why do you ask the people of the scripture about anything while your Book
(Qur’an) which has been revealed to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) is newer and the latest? You read it pure,
undistorted and unchanged, and Allah has told you that the people of the scripture (Jews and
Christians) changed their scripture and distorted it, and wrote the scripture with their own hands and
said, ‘It is from Allah,’ to sell it for a little gain. Does not the knowledge which has come to you
prevent you from asking them about anything? No, by Allah, we have never seen any man from them
asking you regarding what has been revealed to you!”
(Qur’an) which has been revealed to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) is newer and the latest? You read it pure,
undistorted and unchanged, and Allah has told you that the people of the scripture (Jews and
Christians) changed their scripture and distorted it, and wrote the scripture with their own hands and
said, ‘It is from Allah,’ to sell it for a little gain. Does not the knowledge which has come to you
prevent you from asking them about anything? No, by Allah, we have never seen any man from them
asking you regarding what has been revealed to you!”
Referensi:
Sahih al-Bukhari 7363, Book 96, Hadith 90
Sahih al-Bukhari 7363, Book 96, Hadith 90
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