A teacher said: The meaning of the testimony that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah is: there is no prophet except Muhammad. What is the guidance?
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Question:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: A teacher explained to us the meaning of the testimony that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah with this interpretation, which is "there is no prophet except Muhammad." What is the validity of that?
Answer:
This is ambiguous. If his intention is that there is no messenger except Muhammad, then that is disbelief, because the messengers were many, the last of whom was Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). But if his intention is that there is no prophet, meaning after the Messenger, then that is correct. It must be qualified by saying, "There is no prophet after Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)." It must be qualified. The unrestricted statement is not acceptable because it could be interpreted as meaning there are no messengers other than Muhammad, and that is disbelief. Yes.
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: A teacher explained to us the meaning of the testimony that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah with this interpretation, which is "there is no prophet except Muhammad." What is the validity of that?
Answer:
This is ambiguous. If his intention is that there is no messenger except Muhammad, then that is disbelief, because the messengers were many, the last of whom was Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). But if his intention is that there is no prophet, meaning after the Messenger, then that is correct. It must be qualified by saying, "There is no prophet after Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)." It must be qualified. The unrestricted statement is not acceptable because it could be interpreted as meaning there are no messengers other than Muhammad, and that is disbelief. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [793 -1024] أحد المدرسين قال: إن معنى شهادة أن محمدا رسول الله أي: لا نبي إلا محمد، فما التوجيه؟ — youtube.com
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