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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is the number thirty a limit for those who claim prophethood, or does it have no specific meaning?

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner asks: Is the specification of thirty a limit for them, or could they be more than that?

Answer:
The scholars say that the number has no specific meaning; the meaning of the number is not used as evidence. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 641- هل عدد الثلاثين حصر لمدّعي النبوة، أم لا مفهوم له؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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