The Ruling on al-Khidr: Prophet or Wali
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is al-Khidr a prophet? Because, and if he is not a prophet, what is the correct view regarding him?
Answer:
It seems he did not hear our words, or perhaps he heard them but did not understand. Speak to us, my brother, about this. However, the scholars have differed on whether he is a prophet, because what occurred through him is considered a prophetic miracle, or whether he is a close friend of Allah, because what occurred through him is considered a miracle granted to a righteous person. The correct view is that he is a close friend of Allah and not a prophet.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is al-Khidr a prophet? Because
He said to Musa: "I possess knowledge from the knowledge of Allah that He has taught me which you do not know, and you possess knowledge from the knowledge of Allah that He has taught you which I do not know."
قال لموسى إني على علم من علم الله علمني لا تعلمه، وإنك على علم من علم الله علمك الله لا أعلمهAnswer:
It seems he did not hear our words, or perhaps he heard them but did not understand. Speak to us, my brother, about this. However, the scholars have differed on whether he is a prophet, because what occurred through him is considered a prophetic miracle, or whether he is a close friend of Allah, because what occurred through him is considered a miracle granted to a righteous person. The correct view is that he is a close friend of Allah and not a prophet.
Source
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