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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Infallibility of the Prophets (peace be upon them) in What They Convey from Allah the Exalted

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is infallible in what he conveys from his Lord. What is your view regarding those who say that he (peace and blessings be upon him) is not infallible in matters other than that?

Answer:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and all the messengers, all the messengers are infallible in what they convey from Allah. This is by the consensus of the Muslims. Whoever believes that they are not infallible is a disbeliever. And likewise, regarding the major sins, the major sins are among the great sins. Major sins and sins do not befit them, because they compromise their integrity.
As for minor sins, they are infallible regarding persisting in them. They may commit some of them, but they repent to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), so they are infallible from them in the end, though they may not be infallible from them in the beginning. This is the detail mentioned by the Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Jarir, and it is the one that follows the evidence: they are infallible in what they convey from Allah, they are infallible from major sins, but as for minor sins, they may commit some of them, but they are infallible from persisting in them and remaining in them. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 54- عصمة الأنبياء عليهم السلام فيما يبلِّغونه عن الله تعالى - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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