The Difference Between a Messenger and a Prophet
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Question:
Abu 'Abd al-Mu'min from the Egyptian Republic, residing in the Kingdom, asks and says: What is the difference between a messenger and a prophet?
Answer:
A prophet is one to whom a law was revealed, but he was not commanded to compel people to adhere to it. As for a messenger, he is one to whom a law was revealed and he was commanded to compel people to adhere to it. This is the messenger. Yes.
Abu 'Abd al-Mu'min from the Egyptian Republic, residing in the Kingdom, asks and says: What is the difference between a messenger and a prophet?
Answer:
A prophet is one to whom a law was revealed, but he was not commanded to compel people to adhere to it. As for a messenger, he is one to whom a law was revealed and he was commanded to compel people to adhere to it. This is the messenger. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (192) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1440-10-24] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (8:54)
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