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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on one who claims to be more knowledgeable than the Prophet

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Question:
A man says, "I am more knowledgeable than the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)," when confronted with a greeting like this or that. What is the Islamic ruling on this, and how should one deal with him?

Answer:
If there is proof against him through the testimony of witnesses that he said this, he is referred to the Shari'ah court and appears before it, and the court handles his case. However, if there are no witnesses against him and he denies it, we leave him alone, as we have no proof against him and he denies this matter. We do not want it to be proven against him; we do not want it to be proven against him. We want him to be hidden and that he repents to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), or that Allah protects us from his evil in the future. If he persists in this matter,
and Allah will be sufficient for you against them. And He is the Hearing, the Knowing.فَسَيَكْفِيكَهُمُ اللَّهُ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ
[Al-Baqarah 2:137]
. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 10/2/4 شرح مسائل الجاهلية / الشريط العاشر / جزء٢ — youtube.com (7:24)

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