The Refutation of Those Who Claim That the Messenger Was Created from Light and That He Was Not Human

The questioner:
May Allah reward you. From the questions of this questioner, Honorable Shaykh, he says: May Allah preserve you. What guidance do you offer to those who believe that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is not human, but was created from light? They cite this hadith: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked, "When were you sent as a prophet?" he said, "When Adam was between the body and the spirit." What is the authenticity of this? May Allah reward you.

The Shaykh:
First, Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is human. Allah the Exalted said: Also, he (peace and blessings be upon him) is Muhammad ibn 'Abd Allah ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib. How can he be Muhammad ibn 'Abd Allah ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib if he was created from light and not from humans? This is false exaggeration, and I seek refuge in Allah. The Messenger is human, and all the Messengers (peace and blessings be upon them) are all human, all from the descendants of Adam (peace be upon him). Whoever believes otherwise is misguided and misguiding, contrary to the Book, the Sunnah, and the wording of the hadith. Second, regarding the wording of the hadith mentioned by the questioner: First, the hadith is not authentic. Second, its wording is not as stated. It says, "I am a prophet, and Adam is between water and clay," meaning it is decreed and written in the Preserved Tablet that he (peace and blessings be upon him) is a prophet. It does not say he was created before Adam. Rather, this is from the misguidance of the misguiders.

The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. Honorable Shaykh, what is your guidance for those who hold these beliefs and engage in such matters?

The Shaykh:
Our guidance to them is to repent to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and to learn knowledge, because most of those who utter these statements are not scholars, or they are imitators of those who said it from among the people of misguidance, without verification, and without stopping at the correct evidence. So they must learn beneficial knowledge from the established and trustworthy scholars of knowledge, and not take their knowledge from traditions or blind imitation or from the misguided and misguiding people of misguidance, because this is part of their beliefs and their evil ideas which they write and present to people, or teach people these evil ideas, or they are in study curricula taught in schools, and they are false. So Muslims must be aware of this and verify what they read and what they teach their children so that it conforms to the Book and the Sunnah, so that they may be upon sound belief. Yes.