The Occurrence of Error Regarding the Prophets and Messengers
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The Tenth Question of Fatwa No. ( 6290 ):
Q10:Some people, including the atheists, say that the prophets and messengers are subject to errormeaning they make mistakes like the rest of people. They said: The first mistake committed bythe son of Adam, Qabil,was the killing ofHabil.Dawud, when the two angels came to him, he heard the words of the first one but did not hear the case of the second, so he issued a ruling. Yunus and his story when the fish swallowed him, and the story of the Messenger withZayd ibn Harithahthey said that he kept something in his heart, that he had to say it and make it public, his story with
the Companions: "You know better the matters of your worldly affairs," saying that he made a mistake in this regard. They mentioned his story with the blind man, which is:. Do the Prophets and Messengers truly make mistakes? And how do we respond to these sinners?
A10: Yes, the Prophets and Messengers may make mistakes, but Allah the Exalted does not approve of their errors; rather, He clarifies their errors to them as a mercy to them and their nations, and He forgives their slips and accepts their repentance out of His grace and mercy, and Allah is the Forgiving, the Merciful. This is evident from following the Quranic verses that came regarding the topics mentioned in this question. Allah the Exalted did not rebuke His Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) for informing his nation about the fly and the disease and the cure in its wings; rather, He approved of it, and it was correct. As for the two sons of Adam, although they were not among the Prophets, when one of them killed the other unjustly and oppressively, Allah made clear the evil of his deed toward his brother, and our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) clarifiedSahih Ibn Hibban 52:13. And success is from Allah. And may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q10:Some people, including the atheists, say that the prophets and messengers are subject to errormeaning they make mistakes like the rest of people. They said: The first mistake committed bythe son of Adam, Qabil,was the killing ofHabil.Dawud, when the two angels came to him, he heard the words of the first one but did not hear the case of the second, so he issued a ruling. Yunus and his story when the fish swallowed him, and the story of the Messenger withZayd ibn Harithahthey said that he kept something in his heart, that he had to say it and make it public, his story with
the Companions: "You know better the matters of your worldly affairs," saying that he made a mistake in this regard. They mentioned his story with the blind man, which is:
He frowned and turned away (1) because the blind man came to him
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّى (1) أَنْ جَاءَهُ الأَعْمَىA10: Yes, the Prophets and Messengers may make mistakes, but Allah the Exalted does not approve of their errors; rather, He clarifies their errors to them as a mercy to them and their nations, and He forgives their slips and accepts their repentance out of His grace and mercy, and Allah is the Forgiving, the Merciful. This is evident from following the Quranic verses that came regarding the topics mentioned in this question. Allah the Exalted did not rebuke His Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) for informing his nation about the fly and the disease and the cure in its wings; rather, He approved of it, and it was correct. As for the two sons of Adam, although they were not among the Prophets, when one of them killed the other unjustly and oppressively, Allah made clear the evil of his deed toward his brother, and our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) clarified
That no soul is killed unjustly except that a share of its blood is upon the first son of Adam; because he was the first to establish the precedent of killing
أن ما من نفس تقتل ظلمًا إلاَّ كان على ابن آدم الأول كفل من دمها؛ لأنه أول من سن القتل
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