Hadith 3042

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ الْوَاسِطِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِلَالٍ ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ الْقَطَّانِ ، عَنْ أَبِي جَمْرَةَ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، قَالَ : إِنَّ أَهْلَ فَارِسَ لَمَّا مَاتَ نَبِيُّهُمْ كَتَبَ لَهُمْ إِبْلِيسُ الْمَجُوسِيَّةَ .
Ibn Abbas said “When the Prophet of the Persians dies, Iblis (satan) led them to Mazdaism. ”
Hadith Reference سنن ابي داود / كتاب الخراج والفيء والإمارة / 3042
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
The statement of Ibn Abbas radi Allahu anhu is evidence that these people were originally the community of a prophet, but later Satan led them astray.
When they completely distorted their religion,
then even the title of "People of the Book" was taken away from them.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3042