The misguidance of the Jews with regard to ‘aqeedah
Question

                we know where the christians went wrong, where did the jews go wrong ?
Praise be to Allah.Undoubtedly 
          the mistakes that the Jews made are more serious than those which the 
          Christians made, although both of them have erred and are kaafirs. The 
          Qur’aan mentions a number of the ways in which the Jews went astray.
 1.Among them there is a group which claims that Allaah has a son, 
          as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“And 
          the Jews say: ‘Uzair (Ezra) is the son of Allaah, and the Christians 
          say: Messiah is the son of Allaah. That is their saying with their mouths, 
          resembling the saying of those who disbelieved aforetime. Allaah’s Curse 
          be on them, how they are deluded away from the truth!” 
[al-Tawbah 9:30] 
 2.They described Allaah as having shortcomings, and they killed 
          the Prophets and Messengers of Allaah, as Allaah says (interpretation 
          of the meaning): 
“The Jews say: ‘Allaah’s Hand is 
          tied up (i.e. He does not give and spend of His Bounty).’ Be their hands 
          tied up and be they accursed for what they uttered. Nay, both His Hands 
          are widely outstretched. He spends (of His Bounty) as He wills” 
[al-Maa’idah 5:64] 
“Indeed, 
          Allaah has heard the statement of those (Jews) who say: ‘Truly, Allaah 
          is poor and we are rich!’ We shall record what they have said and their 
          killing of the Prophets unjustly, and We shall say: ‘Taste you the torment 
          of the burning (Fire).’” 
[Aal ‘Imraan 
          3:181] 
 3.They distorted the word of 
          Allaah, i.e., the Tawraat (Torah). Allaah says (interpretation of the 
          meaning): 
“So, 
          because of their breach of their covenant, We cursed them and made their 
          hearts grow hard. They change the words from their (right) places” 
[al-Maa’idah 5:13] 
“Then woe to those who write the 
          Book with their own hands and then say, “This is from Allaah,” to purchase 
          with it a little price! Woe to them for what their hands have written 
          and woe to them for that they earn thereby” 
[al-Baqarah 2:79] 
 4.They deserved the curse of Allaah, because of what Allaah has 
          said about them. Allaah says: 
“Those among the Children of 
          Israel who disbelieved were cursed by the tongue of Dawood (David) and 
          ‘Eesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary). That was because they disobeyed 
          (Allaah and the Messengers) and were ever transgressing beyond bounds.
They used not to forbid one another 
          from Al-Munkar (wrong, evildoing, sins, polytheism, disbelief) which 
          they committed. Vile indeed was what they used to do” 
[al-Maa’idah 5:78-79] 
 The 
          lies that they have fabricated against their Prophets are many, such 
          as the following: 
1.The Jews claimed that the Prophet of Allaah Sulayman (Solomon) 
          was an apostate and that he worshipped idols, as mentioned in I Kings 
          11:5. 
2.The Jews claimed that Loot (Lot) – peace be upon him – drank 
          wine and committed incest with his two daughters, as mentioned in Genesis 
          19:30ff.
3.The Jews claimed that the Prophet of Allaah Ya’qoob (Jacob) committed 
          theft, as mentioned in Genesis 31:12.
4.The Jews claim that the Prophet of Allaah Dawood (David) committed 
          adultery, as a result of which Sulaymaan (Solomon) was born to him, 
          as mentioned in II Samuel 11:4.
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          and so on, may Allaah curse them and put them to shame. 
Allaah 
          and His Messenger cursed them in numerous places in the Qur’aan and 
          Sunnah because of their shameless actions. For example, Allaah says 
          (interpretation of the meanings): 
“And 
          they say, ‘Our hearts are wrapped (i.e. do not hear or understand Allaah’s 
          Word).’ Nay, Allaah has cursed them for their disbelief, so little is 
          that which they believe. 
And when there came 
          to them (the Jews), a Book (this Qur’aan) from Allaah confirming what 
          is with them [the Tawraat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)], although 
          aforetime they had invoked Allaah (for coming of Muhammad) in order 
          to gain victory over those who disbelieved, then when there came to 
          them that which they had recognized, they disbelieved in it. So let 
          the Curse of Allaah be on the disbelievers”
[al-Baqarah 
          2:88-89] 
 “Among 
          those who are Jews, there are some who displace words from (their) right 
          places and say: ‘We hear your word (O Muhammad) and disobey,’ and ‘Hear 
          and let you (O Muhammad) hear nothing.’ And Raa‘ina [in Arabic, 
          this means‘Be careful, listen to us, and 
          we listen to you’, whereas in Hebrew, it means ‘an insult’] 
          with a twist of their tongues and as a mockery of the religion (Islam). 
          And if only they had said: ‘We hear and obey’, and ‘Do make us understand,’ 
          it would have been better for them, and more proper; but Allaah has 
          cursed them for their disbelief, so they believe not except a few. 
O 
          you who have been given the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Believe 
          in what We have revealed (to Muhammad) 
          confirming what is (already) with you, before We efface faces (by making 
          them like the back of necks; without nose, mouth and eyes) and turn 
          them hindwards, or curse them as We cursed the Sabbath-breakers. 
          And the Commandment of Allaah is always executed.” 
[al-Nisaa’ 
          4:46-47]
“So, 
          because of their breach of their covenant, We cursed them and made their 
          hearts grow hard. They change the words from their (right) places and 
          have abandoned a good part of the Message that was sent to them. And 
          you will not cease to discover deceit in them, except a few of them” 
          
[al-Maa’idah 
          5:13] 
 “Say 
          (O Muhammad to the people of the Scripture): ‘Shall I inform you of 
          something worse than that, regarding the recompense from Allaah: those 
          (Jews) who incurred the Curse of Allaah and His Wrath, and those of 
          whom (some) He transformed into monkeys and swines, and those who worshipped 
          Taaghoot (false deities); such are worse in rank (on the Day of Resurrection 
          in the Hell-fire), and far more astray from the Right Path (in 
          the life of this world).” 
[al-Maa’idah 
          5:60] 
“The 
          Jews say: ‘Allaah’s Hand is tied up (i.e. He does not give and spend 
          of His Bounty).’ Be their hands tied up and be they accursed for what 
          they uttered. Nay, both His Hands are widely outstretched. He spends 
          (of His Bounty) as He wills. Verily, the Revelation that has come to 
          you from your Lord (Allaah) increases in most of them (their) obstinate 
          rebellion and disbelief. We have put enmity and hatred amongst them 
          till the Day of Resurrection. Every time they kindled the fire of war, 
          Allaah extinguished it; and they (ever) strive to make mischief on the 
          earth. And Allaah does not like the Mufsidoon (mischief-makers). 
          
[al-Maa’idah 
          5:64] 
And 
          the Prophet  (peace and blessings 
          of Allaah be upon him) said: 
“May 
          Allaah curse the Jews, for they have taken the graves of their Prophets 
          as places of  worship.” 
“May 
          Allaah curse the Jews: fat was forbidden for them, but they melted it 
          down and sold it,” 
These 
          two hadeeths are both narrated in Saheeh 
          al-Bukhaari. 
Ibn 
          al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him) described them well when he 
          said: 
“The 
          nation upon whom is the Divine wrath are the Jews, the people of lies, 
          slander, betrayal, conspiracy and trickery, the killers of Prophets 
          and consumers of ribaa (usury) and bribes. They have the most evil hearts 
          of all nations, and the worst attitude. They are the farthest removed 
          from (divine) Mercy and the closest to (divine) wrath. Their way is 
          enmity and stirring up hatred. They represent the house of witchcraft, 
          lies and trickery. They do not see anything wrong in rejecting and disbelieving 
          in Prophets whom they did not like. With regard to a believer, they 
          respect not the ties, either of kinship or of covenant [cf. Al-Tawbah 
          9:10]. They do not respect the rights of those who agree with them, 
          or show any compassion towards them, nor do they show any justice or 
          fairness to those who work with them. There is no safety or security 
          for those who mix with them, and there is no sincerity towards those 
          who use their services. The most evil of them is the one who is most 
          intelligent, and the cleverest one among them is the one who cheats 
          the most. The one who is good at heart – which it is unlikely to find 
          among them – is not a Jew in any real sense. They are the most bad-tempered 
          of people, with the gloomiest houses and the filthiest courtyards. They 
          have very bad manners – their greeting is a curse, and meeting them 
          is bad news. Their slogan is wrath and they are filled with hatred.” 
          
(Hidaayat 
          al-Hayaaraa, p. 8) 
 These 
          are just a few drops from a flood of information. Whoever researches 
          the matter will find out a great deal about their shameful actions and 
          the forms that their kufr and deviation take. We ask Allaah to suppress 
          them, humiliate them, put them to shame and defeat them, and to grant 
          the Muslims victory over them sooner rather than later. May Allaah bless 
          our Prophet Muhammad. 
 And 
          Allaah knows best.