Is 'Azir a prophet?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The questioner : So, what is the stronger position regarding 'Azir? Is he a righteous servant?
The presenter : Praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : There is no text stating that he was a prophet. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) himself is reported to have said, "I do not know if 'Azir was a prophet or not."
The questioner : Yes. Meaning, up to now, it is not clear, so we cannot say.
The Shaykh : And up to now. And up to now.
The questioner : And up to now, meaning we stop making statements about him, and may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you, peace be upon you, and upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The presenter : Praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : There is no text stating that he was a prophet. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) himself is reported to have said, "I do not know if 'Azir was a prophet or not."
The questioner : Yes. Meaning, up to now, it is not clear, so we cannot say.
The Shaykh : And up to now. And up to now.
The questioner : And up to now, meaning we stop making statements about him, and may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you, peace be upon you, and upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
Source
سلسلة الهدى والنور، المجلس 1336 — d3watuna.com (14:07)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.