The authenticity of the statement about the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "The noblest of Allah's creation"
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There is a professor at the university who says: Our saying about the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "The noblest of Allah's creation" is not correct, and this is one of the expressions of Sufism,And he argued with His saying, the Exalted: [Surah al-Nahl: 8] says: Do we not count the creation of Allah the Exalted until we claim that our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is among the noblest of them?
It is well known among many scholars to use these expressions, that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is the best of creation, as the poet said:
And the best of creation, absolutely, is our Prophet, so be weary of discord
But the most cautious and safest is for us to say: Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is the master of the children of Adam, the best of humans, and the best of the prophets, or something similar, following what the text has brought, and I have not known up to this moment that it has come that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is the best of creation absolutely in everything.
And as for arguing with the verse: [Surah al-Nahl: 8] is not in the right place; because this verse is about riding animals, Allah the Exalted said: [Surah al-Nahl: 8] meaning: from what you ride, and He also creates what we do not know from other than what we ride, but using this verse as evidence that Allah creates beings better than Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is questionable; rather, the safer course is for a person in these matters to seek what the text has brought.
For example, if someone said: Did Allah prefer the children of Adam generally over all created beings?We said: No;For Allah the Exalted said: [Surah al-Isra: 70] did not say: over everyone We created, so such generalizations, a person should restrict himself to what the text has brought only and not exceed it.
And praise be to Allah, we know that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is the seal of the prophets, the noblest of the messengers and the best of them and the most honorable of them with Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and the evidence for that from the Qur'an and the authentic Sunnah is known and famous, and as for what has not come with authentic evidence, the precaution is to be scrupulous about it, and as for whether this is from the expressions of the Sufis or non-Sufis, I do not know, but it is well known among many scholars,You will find them saying: that Muhammad is the noblest of creation.
And He creates that which you do not know.
وَيَخْلُقُ مَا لا تَعْلَمُونَIt is well known among many scholars to use these expressions, that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is the best of creation, as the poet said:
And the best of creation, absolutely, is our Prophet, so be weary of discord
But the most cautious and safest is for us to say: Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is the master of the children of Adam, the best of humans, and the best of the prophets, or something similar, following what the text has brought, and I have not known up to this moment that it has come that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is the best of creation absolutely in everything.
And as for arguing with the verse:
And He creates that which you do not know.
وَيَخْلُقُ مَا لا تَعْلَمُونَAnd [He created] the horses, mules and donkeys for you to ride and [as] adornment. And He creates that which you do not know.
وَالْخَيْلَ وَالْبِغَالَ وَالْحَمِيرَ لِتَرْكَبُوهَا وَزِينَةً وَيَخْلُقُ مَا لا تَعْلَمُونَFor example, if someone said: Did Allah prefer the children of Adam generally over all created beings?We said: No;For Allah the Exalted said:
And We have certainly honored the children of Adam and carried them on the land and sea and provided for them of the good things and preferred them over much of what We have created, with [definite] preference.
وَلَقَدْ كَرَّمْنَا بَنِي آدَمَ وَحَمَلْنَاهُمْ فِي الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ وَرَزَقْنَاهُمْ مِنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَفَضَّلْنَاهُمْ عَلَى كَثِيرٍ مِمَّنْ خَلَقْنَا تَفْضِيلاًAnd praise be to Allah, we know that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is the seal of the prophets, the noblest of the messengers and the best of them and the most honorable of them with Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and the evidence for that from the Qur'an and the authentic Sunnah is known and famous, and as for what has not come with authentic evidence, the precaution is to be scrupulous about it, and as for whether this is from the expressions of the Sufis or non-Sufis, I do not know, but it is well known among many scholars,You will find them saying: that Muhammad is the noblest of creation.