The Preference Among the Prophets

Question:
Today, it is being spread that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is superior to his prophets and to those who are forbidden, and between the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Do not destroy [the faith of] a servant”

Answer:
He does not differentiate between any of them in faith and disbelief, meaning one believes in some and disbelieves in some, as the Jews and Christians did. The Christians disbelieved in the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Jews disbelieved in Isa and disbelieved in Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). So differentiating among the prophets means believing in some and disbelieving in some. As for preferring some of them over others, Allah (Mighty and Majestic) says that those messengers were preferred over one another. Also, Allah is the One who preferred some of the prophets over others. This is a belief: do not say that some of the prophets are better than others, but this does not mean that one should seize upon Allah and the status of the Prophet, for he has a virtue and a position. Therefore, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Meaning, if the preference is merely for tribal loyalty or disparaging some of the prophets, this is not fitting. But if it is in the context of speaking of the blessing of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and explaining the virtue of Allah for His servants, there is no harm.