What is the correct reconciliation regarding the preference of some messengers over others and not distinguishing between them?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the correct reconciliation regarding the preference of some messengers over others and not distinguishing between them, where both this and that have been mentioned?

Answer:
Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says: . There is no doubt that the messengers differ in rank, but it is not permissible for us to belittle the one who is less preferred. It is not permissible for us to belittle the one who is less preferred. Belittling the one who is less preferred is disbelief. As for acknowledging that some messengers are better than others, Allah has mentioned this.
Allah preferred some messengers over others, and the best of them absolutely is Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), then Ibrahim (peace be upon him), then the rest of the five resolute messengers, then the rest of the messengers whom Allah has preferred. But it is not permissible for us to belittle the one who is less preferred.
And he is a messenger among the messengers of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). We only mention this in the context of speaking about the favor of Allah. For this reason, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: . When did Yunus ibn Matta (peace be upon him) experience what Allah (Mighty and Majestic) mentioned, that he was thrown into the sea and the whale swallowed him, and that he sought nearness to Allah through the oneness of Allah in the darknesses? He supplicated to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), so He took him out of the belly of the whale and saved him. Therefore, it is not permissible for us to belittle Dhun-Nun (peace be upon him); it is not permissible. If the preference is in the context of belittling, it is not permissible. But if it is in the context of speaking about the favor of Allah, there is no harm. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: . What does this mean? He said this in the context of boasting, but he only said it in the context of speaking about the favor of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). This is the detail in the issue: if the preference is for the sake of belittling, then it is not permissible. But if the preference is in the context of speaking and clarifying the reality, there is no harm. Yes.