The Stronger Position on Uzayr: Is He a Prophet or a Scholar?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the stronger position on Uzayr, is he a prophet or a scholar?

Answer:
Why? They said because, because when the king of the Majus (Zoroastrians) seized control of the Children of Israel in Bayt al-Maqdis (the Temple) and took possession of it and corrupted it, he took the Torah and destroyed it. Nothing of the Torah remained, so they did not find it except with Uzayr, who had memorized it by heart, he had memorized it by heart. So they said he is a prophet, that he did not reach this level except because he is a prophet. Rather, they exaggerated about him and said he is the son of Allah. Yes, and people differ on whether he is a prophet or a righteous man and a scholar from their scholars? Yes.