Are Dhul-Qarnayn and al-Khidr prophets?
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The questioner:
In his final question, he asks: Are Dhul-Qarnayn and al-Khidr prophets?
The Shaykh:
As for Dhul-Qarnayn, he was not a prophet, but rather a righteous king whom Allah granted power over the earth, and he was a Muslim king. As for al-Khidr, there is disagreement among the scholars: some hold that he was a prophet because the deeds that appeared from him were miracles, and miracles do not occur except through the hand of a prophet among the prophets of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Others hold that he was a righteous servant, and this is the apparent meaning of the Qur'an.[Al-Kahf 18:65] It did not say he was a prophet, but rather said "a servant of Our servants." Yes, this is the apparent meaning, and Allah knows best. Yes.
The questioner:
And if he was a child.
The Shaykh:
These things that appeared through their hands are the gate of karamah (miracles granted to a righteous person), the karamah of the awliya (close friends of Allah). Yes.
The questioner:
If it is said that Allah spoke of 'Isa (peace be upon him) as "only a servant," and spoke of Noah and Salih regarding prophethood, saying "I have granted him mercy from Me and mercy from Myself."
The Shaykh:
Yes, but it is mentioned in other places that this one is a prophet, that 'Isa is a prophet, but it has not come in any other place that al-Khidr was a prophet. Yes.
In his final question, he asks: Are Dhul-Qarnayn and al-Khidr prophets?
The Shaykh:
As for Dhul-Qarnayn, he was not a prophet, but rather a righteous king whom Allah granted power over the earth, and he was a Muslim king. As for al-Khidr, there is disagreement among the scholars: some hold that he was a prophet because the deeds that appeared from him were miracles, and miracles do not occur except through the hand of a prophet among the prophets of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Others hold that he was a righteous servant, and this is the apparent meaning of the Qur'an.
And they found a servant from among Our servants to whom we had given mercy from us and had taught him from Us a [certain] knowledge.
فَوَجَدَا عَبْدًا مِّنْ عِبَادِنَا آتَيْنَاهُ رَحْمَةً مِّنْ عِندِنَا وَعَلَّمْنَاهُ مِن لَّدُنَّا عِلْمًاThe questioner:
And if he was a child.
The Shaykh:
These things that appeared through their hands are the gate of karamah (miracles granted to a righteous person), the karamah of the awliya (close friends of Allah). Yes.
The questioner:
If it is said that Allah spoke of 'Isa (peace be upon him) as "only a servant," and spoke of Noah and Salih regarding prophethood, saying "I have granted him mercy from Me and mercy from Myself."
The Shaykh:
Yes, but it is mentioned in other places that this one is a prophet, that 'Isa is a prophet, but it has not come in any other place that al-Khidr was a prophet. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل ذو القرنين والخضر نبيَّان؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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