Is the distinction in rank among scholars measured by the distinction in rank among the prophets?

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Does the preference of the prophets and the details mentioned regarding it apply to the preference among scholars?

Answer:
And are the scholars like the prophets? The scholars are not like the prophets, so this is not compared to that, and this is not used as evidence for that. Yes.