Is al-Khidr a prophet among the prophets?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is al-Khidr a prophet among the prophets?
Answer:
Allah the Exalted and Majestic said:[Al-Kahf 18:65] So he is a servant, meaning he is a righteous servant to whom Allah granted knowledge. Yes. It is not mentioned here whether he is a prophet or a righteous servant. And it appears, and Allah knows best, that he is not a prophet, but rather a righteous servant and a scholar to whom Allah granted knowledge. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is al-Khidr a prophet among the prophets?
Answer:
Allah the Exalted and Majestic said:
And they found a servant from among Our servants to whom we had given mercy from us and had taught him from Us a [certain] knowledge.
عَبْدًا مِّنْ عِبَادِنَا آتَيْنَاهُ رَحْمَةً مِّنْ عِندِنَا وَعَلَّمْنَاهُ مِن لَّدُنَّا عِلْمًا
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وأما النوع الثاني من الفتنة : ففتنة الشهوات — islamhouse.com (1:02:48)
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