The friendship of Ibrahim was from Allah for Ibrahim, and the friendship of our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was from him to Allah. Is this correct, and is there a difference between the two?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The friendship of Ibrahim (peace be upon him) was from Allah for Ibrahim, and the friendship of our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was from him (peace and blessings be upon him) to Allah. Is there a difference in this? This is your own statement. It is Allah who took Ibrahim as a friend and took Muhammad as a friend. The Messenger did not say, "I took Allah as a friend."
Answer:
He said, "Indeed, Allah has taken me as a friend, just as He took Ibrahim as a friend." Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The friendship of Ibrahim (peace be upon him) was from Allah for Ibrahim, and the friendship of our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was from him (peace and blessings be upon him) to Allah. Is there a difference in this? This is your own statement. It is Allah who took Ibrahim as a friend and took Muhammad as a friend. The Messenger did not say, "I took Allah as a friend."
Answer:
He said, "Indeed, Allah has taken me as a friend, just as He took Ibrahim as a friend." Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [414 /641] الخلة لإبراهيم كانت من الله لإبراهيم وخلة نبينا ﷺ كانت منه، فهل هذا صحيح وهل بينهما فرق؟ — youtube.com
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