Fatwa #304122 May 2001United States of America

What did the Jews ask Prophet Muhammad (SAW)?

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The Jews asked Prophet Muhammad (SAW) 3 questions. What were these? What is the answer he gave? Why did they ask this?

Answer

The Jews have asked questions many times. On one occasion, the Ulama of the
Jews advised the Kuffaar of Makkah to pose the following three questions: a)
The reality of the soul, b) The incident of the people of cave
(Ashaab-e-Kahf), and c) The king who ruled many places of the world.

Upon these questions, Surah Kahf (cave) was revealed.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
FATWA DEPT.

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