What is meant by the prophet-king?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is meant by the Shaykh’s statement regarding the prophet-king?
Answer:
As you heard, it refers to the one to whom Allah granted both kingship and prophethood, such as Dawud and Sulayman (peace be upon them both). As for the prophet-messenger, he is the one to whom Allah granted prophethood and messengership but did not grant him kingship, like our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and many of the prophets. Prophets and messengers. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is meant by the Shaykh’s statement regarding the prophet-king?
Answer:
As you heard, it refers to the one to whom Allah granted both kingship and prophethood, such as Dawud and Sulayman (peace be upon them both). As for the prophet-messenger, he is the one to whom Allah granted prophethood and messengership but did not grant him kingship, like our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and many of the prophets. Prophets and messengers. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [731 -858] ما المقصود بالنبي الملك؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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