The ruling on the one who says that the prophets failed in their mission

Question:
The Sa'ib reported it. Is it permissible for a Muslim to say that many of the prophets submitted to a mission in the land of the Qur'an, where the prophet comes and someone else takes his place?

Answer:
This is disbelief, may Allah protect us from it, and apostasy from the religion of Islam. The one who disparages the prophets by saying that they failed is considered to be committing a grave sin. The prophets, praise be to Allah, fulfilled their duty, conveyed the message of their Lord, and carried out what Allah obligated upon them. They delivered the message, discharged the trust, and advised the nation, and they did not fall short in anything, peace and blessings be upon them. The one who says that they failed is a disbeliever, a disbeliever in Allah the Mighty and Majestic, and an apostate from the religion of Islam. Such a statement never comes from a Muslim, but only from an enemy of Allah and His messengers, may Allah protect us from it.