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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Does the belief in the infallibility of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) conflict with the statement that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) may make a mistake?

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Question:
The questioner asks: What is the response to the claim of the Rafidah that we, the people of the Sunnah, believe in the infallibility of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and that we say regarding the reason for the revelation of the Surah of "Abasa" that the Prophet made a mistake, after which this Surah was revealed? Is there a contradiction between these two things?

Answer:
If the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) makes a mistake, Allah does not leave him in that error but clarifies it to him. Thus, he is infallible (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding persisting in error if it occurs. As for you, you are not infallible; you make a mistake and persist in it, or the error increases for you. So there is a difference between the Messenger and others (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [561] هل اعتقاد عصمة النبي ﷺ يتعارض مع القول بأن النبي ﷺ قد يقع منه الخطأ؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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