How do we respond to those who cite the hadith of Shumlat Mad'am as evidence for the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) knowledge of the unseen?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: People of falsehood, who attribute knowledge of the unseen to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), may cite the hadith of the shawl that Mad'am took. How do we respond to them? People of falsehood, who attribute knowledge of the unseen to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), may cite the hadith of the shawl.
Answer:
The Messenger does not know the unseen except what Allah reveals to him. And Allah revealed the shawl to him. The Messenger does not know except what Allah reveals to him.[Al-Jinn 72:26-27] And Allah reveals to His Messenger whatever He wills of the unseen for the benefit of humanity.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: People of falsehood, who attribute knowledge of the unseen to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), may cite the hadith of the shawl that Mad'am took. How do we respond to them? People of falsehood, who attribute knowledge of the unseen to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), may cite the hadith of the shawl.
Answer:
The Messenger does not know the unseen except what Allah reveals to him. And Allah revealed the shawl to him. The Messenger does not know except what Allah reveals to him.
(26) [He is] Knower of the unseen, and He does not disclose His [knowledge of the] unseen to anyone (27) Except whom He has approved of messengers
عَالِمُ الْغَيْبِ فَلَا يُظْهِرُ عَلَىٰ غَيْبِهِ أَحَدًا إِلَّا مَنِ ارْتَضَىٰ مِن رَّسُولٍ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2982] كيف نرد على من يستدل بحديث شملة مِدْعَم على علم النبي ﷺ للغيب؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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