The Preference Between Angels and Prophets
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Question:
Allah referred you to the issue of the Shaykh: which is better, the angels or the prophets? And is it permissible for us to say that Muhammad is the best of Allah’s creation and that the prophets are the best of creation?
Answer:
This is a matter of scholarly disagreement. The preference between angels and righteous humans is a matter of scholarly disagreement. They say there is no correct answer to it; the best course is to remain silent about it. Allah knows best. But Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “I am the master of the children of Adam,”Sunan Ibn Majah 4308Sahih (Darussalam). Who said, “I am the master of the angels”? Allah knows best. Yes.
Allah referred you to the issue of the Shaykh: which is better, the angels or the prophets? And is it permissible for us to say that Muhammad is the best of Allah’s creation and that the prophets are the best of creation?
Answer:
This is a matter of scholarly disagreement. The preference between angels and righteous humans is a matter of scholarly disagreement. They say there is no correct answer to it; the best course is to remain silent about it. Allah knows best. But Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “I am the master of the children of Adam,”
I am the leader of the sons of Adam, and it is no boast
سيد ولد آدم ولا فخر
Source
شرح الكافية الشافية في الانتصار للفرقة الناجية [ القصيدة النونية ] [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من قوله : وكذلك الشحام والعلاف والنجار أهل الجهل بالقرآن — islamhouse.com (18:21)
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