Tafsir of Al Imran 3:100

Surah Al Imran 3:100

ﳑ ﳒ ﳓ ﳔ ﳕ ﳖ ﳗ ﳘ ﳙ ﳚ ﳛ ﳜ ﳝ ﳞ

O you who have believed, if you obey a party of those who were given the Scripture, they would turn you back, after your belief, [to being] unbelievers.

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Warning Muslims Against Imitating People of the Scriptures Allah warns;

يا أيها الذين آمنوا إن تطيعوا فريقا من الذين أوتوا الكتاب يردوكم بعد إيمانكم كافرين

O you who believe! If you obey a group of those who were given the Scripture (Jews and Christians), they would (indeed) render you disbelievers after you have believed! Allah warns His believing servants against obeying the People of the Book, who envy the believers for the favor that Allah gave them by sending His Messenger. Similarly, Allah said,

ود كثير من أهل الكتب لو يردونكم من بعد إيمنكم كفارا حسدا من عند أنفسهم

Many of the People of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) wish that they could turn you away as disbelievers after you have believed, out of their own envy. (2:109) In this Ayah (3:100) Allah said,

إن تطيعوا فريقا من الذين أوتوا الكتاب يردوكم بعد إيمانكم كافرين

(If you obey a group of those who were given the Scripture (Jews and Christians), they would (indeed) render you disbelievers after you have believed!), then said,