What is the ruling on the one who says that al-Khidr is better than the prophets?

Question : The one who says that al-Khidr is better than the messengers, is anything written for him?

Answer : Because this is from the Sufis. And perhaps they have disbelief greater than this. Because some of the extremists among the Sufis say that the awliya (close friends of Allah) are better than the prophets. And the prophets are better than the messengers. Because the messengers are servants. And the prophets are from prophethood, which is elevation. And there is a difference between one who is high and one who is a servant. For this reason, they recite from their poetry: "The station of prophethood is in the barzakh (the interval between death and resurrection), above the messenger and below the wali (close friend of Allah)." And the one who says that al-Khidr is better than the messengers is a liar; there is no doubt that he is a liar. It is true that he excelled Musa (Moses) in these three matters only,