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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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In more than one place in the Qur'an, Harun is described as a messenger, even though he was upon the law of his brother Musa (peace be upon him)!

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: In more than one place in the Qur'an, Harun (peace be upon him) is described as a messenger, even though he was upon the law of his brother Musa (peace be upon him). So is Harun described as a messenger or a prophet?

Answer:
His description as a messenger was a following of Musa's messengership; it was not independent, but rather he was a follower
and appointed with him his brother Aaron as an assistant.وَجَعَلْنَا مَعَهُ أَخَاهُ هَارُونَ وَزِيرًا
[Al-Furqan 25:35]
. So he was a follower of the messengership of Musa (peace be upon him), not independent. And they say that the most beneficial brother to his brother is Musa (peace be upon him), because he called upon Allah to make him a prophet, so he became a prophet. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [57 -858] جاء في أكثر من موضع في القرآن وصف هارون بالرسالة، مع أنه على شريعة أخيه موسى عليه السلام! — youtube.com

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