In the statement of Allah, “And ask those We sent before you of Our messengers…,” how is the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) asking of the prophets before him?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding the saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted:[Az-Zukhruf 43:45] How is the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) question to the prophets before him? Did that take place during the Night Journey and the Ascension?
Answer:
He asks them by referring to their books, their biographies, and their da'wah. Is this known? Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding the saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted:
And ask those We sent before you of Our messengers; have We made besides the Most Merciful deities to be worshipped?
وَاسْأَلْ مَنْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ مِن رُّسُلِنَا أَجَعَلْنَا مِن دُونِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ آلِهَةً يُعْبَدُونَAnswer:
He asks them by referring to their books, their biographies, and their da'wah. Is this known? Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [133 /1350] في قول الله ﴿واسأل من أرسلنا من قبلك من رسلنا..﴾، كيف يكون سؤال النبي ﷺ للأنبياء قبله؟ — youtube.com
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