in which he bathes five times every day, would any of his filth remain?" They said: "None of his filth would remain." He said: "That is the example of the five prayers; Allah erases sins by them." Sahih. Tafsir al-Qurtubi: (8/5063).

3069: 17360: It is better: 1: Mujahid said: It is Muhkam (clear and decisive). Thus, it is permissible to argue with the People of the Book in a way that is better, in the sense of inviting them to Allah - the Mighty and Majestic - and drawing attention to His proofs and signs, with the hope that they will respond to faith, not through harshness and unkindness.

3070: 17364: Muslims: 1: Sahih. Narrated by al-Bukhari (3/237, 6/25, 9/136, 193), al-Bayhaqi (10/163), al-Mishkat (155), Sharh al-Sunnah (1/269), al-Manthur (5/147), al-Sahihah (423), al-Masir (6/276), Bidayah (2/133), Ibn Abi Shaybah (3/177), and Nasb al-Rayah (2/398).

: 17365: You believe them: 2: Erased in the "original."

3071: 17369: Knowledge: 1: It was narrated from Abdullah ibn Mas'ud that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not ask the People of the Book about anything, for they will not guide you, as they have gone astray; either you will disbelieve in a truth or you will believe in a falsehood." Tafsir al-Qurtubi: (8/5067).

: 17374: The people of falsehood: 2: His saying, the Almighty: "That the people of falsehood might doubt" meaning: those from the People of the Book. They had a pretext for their doubt, and they said: "The one we find in our books is an unlettered man who does not write and does not read, and this is not he."