The ruling on saying: “The Messenger made a mistake when he frowned at the blind man”
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, the father, the questioner asks: What is the ruling on some people saying that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) made a mistake when he frowned at the blind man?
Answer:
I do not think a Muslim would say such a thing. That the Messenger made a mistake? I do not think a Muslim would say this. When the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) wanted to separate the weak from the gatherings of the nobles of Quraysh, the original purpose of the call to Allah is to win over these nobles. Allah forbade him from doing that. Allah forbade him from doing that.
And He said to him:[Al-An'am 6:52] They seek His Face, and [Al-An'am 6:52] The Messenger did not drive them away, but he wanted, he wanted to give them a gathering place and give these people a gathering place.
And he did not drive them away, (peace and blessings be upon him). So Allah forbade him from doing that. So the one who says that the Messenger made a mistake, or that the Messenger turned away the blind man and brought near... until one of the sinful writers, when he came to one of the kings and he received him, and he was a blind man, one of the famous contemporary blind writers, when he came to one of the kings and he received him and was pleased with him, he said: “You are better than Muhammad. You were pleased with the blind man, and Muhammad frowned at the face of the blind man.” We ask Allah for safety.
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, the father, the questioner asks: What is the ruling on some people saying that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) made a mistake when he frowned at the blind man?
Answer:
I do not think a Muslim would say such a thing. That the Messenger made a mistake? I do not think a Muslim would say this. When the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) wanted to separate the weak from the gatherings of the nobles of Quraysh, the original purpose of the call to Allah is to win over these nobles. Allah forbade him from doing that. Allah forbade him from doing that.
And He said to him:
And do not send away those who call upon their Lord morning and afternoon
وَلَا تَطْرُدِ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُم بِالْغَدَاةِ وَالْعَشِيِّseeking His countenance. Not upon you is anything of their account and not upon them is anything of your account. So were you to send them away, you would [then] be of the wrongdoers.
يُرِيدُونَ وَجْهَهُ مَا عَلَيْكَ مِنْ حِسَابِهِم مِّن شَيْءٍ وَمَا مِنْ حِسَابِكَ عَلَيْهِم مِّن شَيْءٍ فَتَطْرُدَهُمْ فَتَكُونَ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَAnd he did not drive them away, (peace and blessings be upon him). So Allah forbade him from doing that. So the one who says that the Messenger made a mistake, or that the Messenger turned away the blind man and brought near... until one of the sinful writers, when he came to one of the kings and he received him, and he was a blind man, one of the famous contemporary blind writers, when he came to one of the kings and he received him and was pleased with him, he said: “You are better than Muhammad. You were pleased with the blind man, and Muhammad frowned at the face of the blind man.” We ask Allah for safety.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [479- 4717] حكم قول:(الرسول أخطأ عندما عبس في وجه الأعمى) - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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