The Preference Among the Prophets and the Hadith: I am the Master of the Children of Adam

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Question:
And other than Shaykh Ahmad, may Allah reward you, we are the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in a prayer of interaction among the prophets, but how do we connect that statement with his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): “I am the most noble of creation and I am the master, and there is no boasting”?

Answer:
I am the best of creation; this is something we have not heard, but

I am the leader of the sons of Adam, and it is no boast

أنا سيد ولد آدم ولا فخر

Sunan Ibn Majah 4308Sahih (Darussalam)

note that it is said at the end of the hadith: "and no boasting." We mentioned this during the discussion of vision. We said that if the preference among the prophets is a matter of boasting and belittling the one who is less preferred, then it is not permissible. But if it is a matter of speaking of the favor of Allah the Exalted, then there is no harm. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says: those are the messengers

some of them We caused to exceed others. Among them were those to whom Allah spoke, and He raised some of them in degree. And We gave Jesus, the Son of Mary, clear proofs, and We supported him with the Pure Spirit.

فَضَّلْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ مِّنْهُم مَّن كَلَّمَ اللَّهُ وَرَفَعَ بَعْضَهُمْ دَرَجَاتٍ وَآتَيْنَا عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ الْبَيِّنَاتِ وَأَيَّدْنَاهُ بِرُوحِ الْقُدُسِ

[Al-Baqarah 2:253]

. Yes, so each has a distinction, peace and blessings be upon him. Yes.

Source شرح مسائل الجاهلية [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من المسألة السادسة عشرة بعد المائة : التناقض الواضح لما كذبوا بالحق — islamhouse.com (1:18:18)

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