The Ruling on Claiming Inspiration in Hadiths
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says that some people, or some authors, state that the hadiths they mention are inspiration,
The Shaykh:
That
The questioner:
that the hadiths they mention are inspiration, and he says that inspiration is one of the types of revelation. What is your opinion on this?
The Shaykh:
Shall I repeat the question?
The questioner:
Some people, or some authors, state that what he mentions is...
The Shaykh:
Who is the one who says this?
The questioner:
Some people, or some authors.
The Shaykh:
I mean, is it what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stated? No, it is his own speech, is it?
The questioner:
It is a clear question.
The Shaykh:
It is said that this is inspiration from Allah, or is this correct? One may fear that it is from Satan, because he is not protected from error, except for the Messengers (peace and blessings be upon them), who are protected from error. Or is it necessary that everything a person says is inspiration from Allah? It may be inspiration from Allah, and it may be from Satan. So a person should not be certain of this for himself or for anyone else, except for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), for Allah has informed that he does not...[An-Najm 53:3-4] The Messenger is protected from error in what he says, in what he does, and in what he conveys from Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). As for others, it is possible. It is possible for them to be in error or correct. So one should not purify oneself to this extent, saying, "I do not say anything except what Allah inspired to me." This is self-delusion. It is purifying oneself. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says that some people, or some authors, state that the hadiths they mention are inspiration,
The Shaykh:
That
The questioner:
that the hadiths they mention are inspiration, and he says that inspiration is one of the types of revelation. What is your opinion on this?
The Shaykh:
Shall I repeat the question?
The questioner:
Some people, or some authors, state that what he mentions is...
The Shaykh:
Who is the one who says this?
The questioner:
Some people, or some authors.
The Shaykh:
I mean, is it what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stated? No, it is his own speech, is it?
The questioner:
It is a clear question.
The Shaykh:
It is said that this is inspiration from Allah, or is this correct? One may fear that it is from Satan, because he is not protected from error, except for the Messengers (peace and blessings be upon them), who are protected from error. Or is it necessary that everything a person says is inspiration from Allah? It may be inspiration from Allah, and it may be from Satan. So a person should not be certain of this for himself or for anyone else, except for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), for Allah has informed that he does not...
(3) Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination. (4) It is not but a revelation revealed,
يَنطِقُ عَنِ الْهَوَىٰ إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحْيٌ يُوحَىٰ
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 07 — archive.org (41:24)
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