Did the prophets limit themselves to their own persons, or did they teach the people without fighting them, like the messengers?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: What is the wisdom in sending prophethood to the prophets if they did not convey it to those around them and limited themselves to their own persons?
Answer:
They do not limit themselves to their own persons. The prophets teach the people and issue rulings for the people. What is meant is that they do not fight the people to make them follow them, like the messengers. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: What is the wisdom in sending prophethood to the prophets if they did not convey it to those around them and limited themselves to their own persons?
Answer:
They do not limit themselves to their own persons. The prophets teach the people and issue rulings for the people. What is meant is that they do not fight the people to make them follow them, like the messengers. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 600- هل اقتصر الأنبياء على أنفسهم، أم علّموا الناس دون مجاهدتهم كالرسل؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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