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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is what is reported in the books of the Sufis regarding the attributes of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) correct?

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Question:
The questioner says: He says: What is reported in some of the books of the Sufis regarding the attributes of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), namely that he is the first of the created beings, that he has no shadow on earth, and mentioning other matters, he asks: Are these authentic from him (peace and blessings be upon him)?

Answer:
It is a lie and a fabrication, and this is an exaggeration regarding the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Messenger is a human being; the Messenger is a human being from a mother and a father, like the rest of humanity, except that Allah singled him out for the message; otherwise, he is a human being.
Say, "I am only a man like you, to whom has been revealedقُلْ إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يُوحَىٰ إِلَيَّ
[Al-Kahf 18:110]
This is the difference between him and other human beings: that revelation is sent to him, that Allah sends revelation to him. As for the human attributes, they are that he eats and drinks, he gets hungry, he gets sick, and he dies (peace and blessings be upon him). What happens to human beings happens to him. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يصح ما ورد في كتب الصوفية من صفات الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم ؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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