قال الله سبحانه وتعالى في كتابه الكريم: {لِكُلٍّ جَعَلْنَا مِنكُمْ شِرْعَةً وَمِنْهَاجًا ۚ وَلَوْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَجَعَلَكُمْ أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً وَلَٰكِن لِّيَبْلُوَكُمْ فِي مَا آتَاكُمْ ۖ فَاسْتَبِقُوا الْخَيْرَاتِ} (المائدة: ٤٨)

A--- Almighty Allah says in His Glorious Qur'an, {To each among you, We have prescribed "Shir`ah wa Minhaj” a law and a clear way. If Allah had willed, He would have made you one nation, but that (He) may test you in what He has given you; so compete in good deeds}. (Al-Ma'idah,48)

ﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﺎﺱ ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻨﻬﻤﺎ: «ﺷِﺮﻋﺔً ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎﺟًﺎ ﻳﻌﻨﻲ ﺷﺮﻳﻌﺔً ﻭﺳﺒﻴﻼً ﻭﺍﺿﺤًﺎ». ﻭﺇﻟﻰ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﻝ ﺫﻫﺐ ﻣﺠﺎﻫﺪ، ﻭﻋﻜﺮﻣﺔ، ﻭﺍﻟﺤﺴﻦ ﺍﻟﺒﺼﺮﻱ، ﻭﻗﺘﺎﺩﺓ، ﻭﺍﻟﻀﺤﺎﻙ، ﻭﺍﻟﺴﺪﻱ، ﻭﺃﺑﻮ ﺇﺳﺤﺎﻕ ﺍﻟﺴﺒﻴﻌﻲ.

Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) said: "Shir`ah wa Minhaj means a law and a clear way." The same viewpoint was held by Mujahid, `Ikrimah, Al-Hasan Al-Basri, Qatadah, Ad-Dahhak, As-Sadyi, and Abu Ishaq As-Subai`i.

في صحيح البخاري، يقول النبي ﷺ: "الأنبياءُ إخوةٌ لعلَّاتٍ، أمهاتُهم شتَّى، ودينُهم واحدٌ". (20) يعني بذلك التوحيدَ، وهو توحيدُ الله تعالى الذي بعث به جميعَ الرسلِ والأنبياءِ، والذي أنزله سبحانه في جميع كتبه. أما الشرائعُ فهي مختلفةٌ فيما يتعلق بالأوامر والنواهي، والحلالِ والحرامِ، {لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ أَيُّكُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا} (هود: 7).

In Sahih AI-Bukhari, Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) says: "The Prophets are paternal brothers, their mothers are different, but their religion is one.” (20) He means the Monotheism or Tawhid (The Oneness of Allah) with which Allah the Almighty sent all Messengers and Prophets, and that which He, Glory be His, revealed in all His Books. But, as for the laws, they are different pertaining to the ordainments and prohibitions, the lawful and the unlawful, {That He might try you, which of you is the best in deeds}. (Hud, 7)