The Meaning of Allah the Exalted’s Saying: “And We sent not before you any messenger or prophet”
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The questioner:
This questioner says regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted[Al-Hajj 22:52] What is the meaning of this verse? And is this evidence that the prophets are sent (mursalun) like the messengers (rusul), as is apparent from the verse?
The Shaykh:
The verse is not complete;[Al-Hajj 22:52-54] and “so that they may know” [Al-Hajj 22:54]. All the verses are in one context: Satan may cast whispers and doubts into what the prophets brought, and he may cast doubt in it. He may also insert into it something that is not part of it. Allah, (Exalted and Majestic is He), has guaranteed the preservation of the revelation from the devils. He invalidates what the devils cast in, and He keeps His revelation protected and preserved. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
A prophet is revealed to in the same way a messenger is revealed to. If he were not revealed to in the same way a messenger is revealed to, he would not be a prophet. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
This questioner says regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted
And We did not send before you any messenger or prophet
وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ مِن رَّسُولٍ وَلَا نَبِيٍّThe Shaykh:
The verse is not complete;
(52) And We did not send before you any messenger or prophet except that when he spoke [or recited], Satan threw into it [some misunderstanding]. But Allah abolishes that which Satan throws in; then Allah makes precise His verses. And Allah is Knowing and Wise. (53) [That is] so He may make what Satan throws in a trial for those within whose hearts is disease and those hard of heart. And indeed, the wrongdoers are in extreme dissension. (54) And so those
وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ مِن رَّسُولٍ وَلَا نَبِيٍّ إِلَّا إِذَا تَمَنَّىٰ أَلْقَى الشَّيْطَانُ فِي أُمْنِيَّتِهِ فَيَنسَخُ اللَّهُ مَا يُلْقِي الشَّيْطَانُ ثُمَّ يُحْكِمُ اللَّهُ آيَاتِهِ وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ لِّيَجْعَلَ مَا يُلْقِي الشَّيْطَانُ فِتْنَةً لِّلَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ وَالْقَاسِيَةِ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَإِنَّ الظَّالِمِينَ لَفِي شِقَاقٍ بَعِيدٍ وَلِيَعْلَمَ الَّذِينَAnd so those who were given knowledge may know that it is the truth from your Lord and [therefore] believe in it, and their hearts humbly submit to it.
وَلِيَعْلَمَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْعِلْمَ أَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكَ فَيُؤْمِنُوا بِهِ فَتُخْبِتَ لَهُ قُلُوبُهُمْThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
A prophet is revealed to in the same way a messenger is revealed to. If he were not revealed to in the same way a messenger is revealed to, he would not be a prophet. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 30/23 شرح العقيدة السفارينية / صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (21:11)
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