The Difference Between the Prophet and the Messenger, and Changing the Wording of the Sleep Supplication
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Question:
He says that in part of his question, he mentioned the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) with al-Bara' ibn 'Azib when he said in the sleep supplicationSahih Muslim 2710c, so the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him .
Answer:
Yes, because "your Messenger whom you sent" differs from the wording of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). In "your Prophet whom you sent," the Messenger is both a Prophet and a Messenger at the same time, because every Messenger is a Prophet, but not every Prophet is a Messenger. So there is a difference of generality and specificity; they call it that every Prophet—every Messenger is a Prophet. And not every Prophet is a Messenger, like the Prophets of the Children of Israel. So there is a difference between the Prophet and the Messenger.
The presenter:
May Allah the Mighty and Majestic preserve you and bless you, and may He make Islam and the Muslims benefit from you.
He says that in part of his question, he mentioned the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) with al-Bara' ibn 'Azib when he said in the sleep supplication
I affirm my faith in the Book which Thou revealed and in the Messengers whom Thou sent
آمنت بكتابك الذي أنزلت، وبرسولك الذي أرسلتNo, say: "and in Your Prophet whom You sent"
لا، قل ونبيك الذي أرسلتAnswer:
Yes, because "your Messenger whom you sent" differs from the wording of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). In "your Prophet whom you sent," the Messenger is both a Prophet and a Messenger at the same time, because every Messenger is a Prophet, but not every Prophet is a Messenger. So there is a difference of generality and specificity; they call it that every Prophet—every Messenger is a Prophet. And not every Prophet is a Messenger, like the Prophets of the Children of Israel. So there is a difference between the Prophet and the Messenger.
The presenter:
May Allah the Mighty and Majestic preserve you and bless you, and may He make Islam and the Muslims benefit from you.
Source
وجوب الأمر بالمعروف والنهي عن المنكر، المقدمة — islamhouse.com (54:52)
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