The ruling on saying that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was created from light
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: We hear in some of our Friday sermons that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was created from light, and not from clay like the rest of people. So I ask about the correctness of this statement?
Answer:
This is a false statement with no basis. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is from the descendants of Adam, and Adam was created from dust, and his descendants were created from base water,[Al-Mu'minun 23:12-14] purified, to the end of the verse. This is general for all the children of Adam.
It is general for all the children of Adam, and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is undoubtedly from the children of Adam, so he was created from what the children of Adam were created from. Those who were created from light are the angels (peace be upon them). Indeed, Allah created the jinn from fire; He created the jinn from a flame of fire, meaning from the blaze. And He created the angels from light, as is authentic in the hadith: This includes the prophets and others, among them Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). No one says that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was created from light except the innovators and the Sufis. This is an exaggeration regarding the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and it removes him from humanity to the level of the angels. This is an invalid matter and a defective belief. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: We hear in some of our Friday sermons that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was created from light, and not from clay like the rest of people. So I ask about the correctness of this statement?
Answer:
This is a false statement with no basis. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is from the descendants of Adam, and Adam was created from dust, and his descendants were created from base water,
(12) And certainly did We create man from an extract of clay. (13) Then We placed him as a sperm-drop in a firm lodging. (14) Then We made the sperm-drop into a clinging clot
وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ مِن سُلَالَةٍ مِّن طِينٍ ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَاهُ نُطْفَةً فِي قَرَارٍ مَّكِينٍ ثُمَّ خَلَقْنَا النُّطْفَةَ عَلَقَةًIt is general for all the children of Adam, and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is undoubtedly from the children of Adam, so he was created from what the children of Adam were created from. Those who were created from light are the angels (peace be upon them). Indeed, Allah created the jinn from fire; He created the jinn from a flame of fire, meaning from the blaze. And He created the angels from light, as is authentic in the hadith:
And He created Adam and his descendants from
وخلق آدم وذريته مماThe presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما صحة القول بأن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم مخلوق من نور؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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