Matthew 23:17: Did Jesus sin when he called people blind fools?

One of the verses in the Gospel, used by Muslims to deny Jesus’ divinity is the following one: You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes the gold sacred? (Matthew 23:17). Was the statement of Jesus really a sin?

1. Jesus showed that people didnt follow the straight path

You blind fools means that Jesus wanted to put things in the right perspective by showing them they are sinners. From the context in Matthew, chapter 23, Jesus deals with the hypocrisy of the teachers of the Law and the Pharisees: Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! (Matthew 23:13) occurs
seven times in this chapter. Teachers of the law and Pharisees wanted to swear by the gold of the temple. Jesus explains in previous verses that only swearing by the gold of the temple is important. Because the gold is nothing without the temple, while the temple is from its origin holy and therefore is superior to the gold. The warning of Jesus was directed to people who didnt follow the straight path. 2. Statement was against immoral people. The teachers of the law and Pharisees were very strict and precise in some small cases of the Law, but careless and loose in many important cases. They were enemies to the Gospel of Christ, and therefore to the Gods salvation of the souls of men. [1- Matthew Henry Commentary  Matthew 23:13-33]. It is not a little sin that Jesus condemns but the greater sin. While for many people the teachers of the law and Pharisees seem to be godly, in fact they were not righteous at all. Jesus warning was against the teachers of the Law and the Pharisees so that everybody may see through it. Their hearts were immoral and
their minds foolishly blinded with pleasure to please and satisfy themselves. Jesus showed the way of doing Gods will.

3. Conclusion

The remark about blind fools in Matthew 23:17 was against the Scribes and Pharisees who were enemies to the Gospel of God.
It is a general statement and therefore not a sin that Jesus made this statement.