Are the pious in the rank of the prophets on the Day of Resurrection?

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Question:
May Allah be with you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: The mention of the pious occurs frequently in the Noble Qur'an. Are the pious in the rank of the prophets? What is the definition of taqwa (mindfulness of Allah)? And how do we achieve taqwa?

Answer:
The rank of the prophets is one that no one else reaches; no one other than the prophets reaches the rank of the prophets. However, they are in a rank below the rank of the prophets, and they are in degrees, as the Exalted said:

And whoever obeys Allah and the Messenger - those will be with the ones upon whom Allah has bestowed favor of the prophets, the steadfast affirmers of truth, the martyrs and the righteous

وَمَن يُطِعِ اللَّهَ وَالرَّسُولَ فَأُولَٰئِكَ مَعَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِم مِّنَ النَّبِيِّينَ وَالصِّدِّيقِينَ وَالشُّهَدَاءِ وَالصَّالِحِينَ

[An-Nisa 4:69]

Some of them are higher than others in degree. And in the other verse:

Then we caused to inherit the Book those We have chosen of Our servants

ثُمَّ أَوْرَثْنَا الْكِتَابَ الَّذِينَ اصْطَفَيْنَا مِنْ عِبَادِنَا

[Fatir 35:32]

They are this Ummah.

and among them is he who wrongs himself, and among them is he who is moderate, and among them is he who is foremost in good deeds

فَمِنْهُمْ ظَالِمٌ لِّنَفْسِهِ وَمِنْهُم مُّقْتَصِدٌ وَمِنْهُمْ سَابِقٌ بِالْخَيْرَاتِ

[Fatir 35:32]

So they are in degrees in their deeds and in degrees in their abodes in Paradise. Yes.

Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [431- 4717] هل المتقون في منزلة الأنبياء يوم القيامة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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