How do we say that everyone mentioned in the Qur'an is a messenger, when Adam was a prophet and he is mentioned in it?
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The questioner : The Sunnah states that Adam (peace be upon him) was a prophet.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I have written the Qur'an.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And you were the word of Allah regarding everyone who studies the Qur'an and the Sunnah.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct. Is he mentioned in the Qur'an as a prophet?
The questioner : If Maryam is mentioned in the Qur'an, Pharaoh is mentioned in the Qur'an, and Qarun is mentioned in the Qur'an.
The Shaykh : There is no prophet mentioned in the Qur'an who is not a messenger.
The questioner : No, who does this lead to?
The Shaykh : His children came after him.
The questioner : And the first of the messengers in the Qur'an, who is the first of the messengers?
The Shaykh : Nuh[An-Nisa 4:163] [Al-Hadid 57:26] So prophethood did not extend beyond the descendants of Nuh (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I have written the Qur'an.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And you were the word of Allah regarding everyone who studies the Qur'an and the Sunnah.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct. Is he mentioned in the Qur'an as a prophet?
The questioner : If Maryam is mentioned in the Qur'an, Pharaoh is mentioned in the Qur'an, and Qarun is mentioned in the Qur'an.
The Shaykh : There is no prophet mentioned in the Qur'an who is not a messenger.
The questioner : No, who does this lead to?
The Shaykh : His children came after him.
The questioner : And the first of the messengers in the Qur'an, who is the first of the messengers?
The Shaykh : Nuh
Indeed, We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], as We revealed to Noah and the prophets after him.
إِنَّا أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ كَمَا أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَىٰ نُوحٍ وَالنَّبِيِّينَ مِن بَعْدِهِAnd We have already sent Noah and Abraham and placed in their descendants prophethood and scripture
وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ وَجَعَلْنَا فِي ذُرِّيَّتِهِمَا النُّبُوَّةَ وَالْكِتَابَ
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، [838] كيف نقول إن كل من ذُكر في القرآن رسول مع أن آدم نبي وقد ذُكر فيه؟ - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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