Are there any characteristics that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) has exclusively granted to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that were not granted to any other individual of his Ummah?
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The questioner : The questioner asks: Are there any characteristics that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) has exclusively granted to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that were not granted to any other individual of his Ummah?
The Shaykh : Yes. The characteristics by which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) was distinguished, which are not for his Ummah, are very numerous. The scholars (may Allah have mercy on them), and I mean the jurists, have mentioned many characteristics of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) in the book of marriage. So whoever wishes to refer to them, let him do so. Among these is what Allah the Exalted mentioned in the Qur'an where He said:[Al-Ahzab 33:50] up to His saying: [Al-Ahzab 33:50] Here, Allah (Mighty and Majestic) clarified that marriage by gift is not permissible except for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). Just as this Ummah was distinguished by Allah the Exalted with characteristics that were not for other nations, as in the hadith of Jabir ibn 'Abd Allah (may Allah be pleased with them both), which is established in the two Sahihs, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) that he said: And the rest of the hadith was mentioned. So the conclusion is that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) distinguishes whom He wills of His servants with legal rulings and other matters that are not for others. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Yes. The characteristics by which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) was distinguished, which are not for his Ummah, are very numerous. The scholars (may Allah have mercy on them), and I mean the jurists, have mentioned many characteristics of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) in the book of marriage. So whoever wishes to refer to them, let him do so. Among these is what Allah the Exalted mentioned in the Qur'an where He said:
O Prophet, indeed We have made lawful to you your wives to whom you have given their due compensation
يا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ إِنّا أَحلَلنا لَكَ أَزواجَكَ اللّاتي ءاتَيتَ أُجورَهُنَّand a believing woman if she gives herself to the Prophet [and] if the Prophet wishes to marry her, [this is] only for you, excluding the [other] believers
وَامرَأَةً مُؤمِنَةً إِن وَهَبَت نَفسَها لِلنَّبِيِّ إِن أَرادَ النَّبِيُّ أَن يَستَنكِحَها خالِصَةً لَكَ مِن دونِ المُؤمِنينَI was given five things that were not given to any prophet before me: I was supported by terror for a distance of a month, the earth was made for me a mosque and a place of purification, so whenever a man is overtaken by prayer, let him pray, the spoils of war were made lawful for me and were not made lawful for anyone before me
أعطيت خمسا لم يُعطهن أحد من الأنبياء قبلي، نصرت بالرعب مسيرة شهر وجُعلت لي الأرض مسجدا وطهورا فأيّما رجل أدركته الصلاة فليصلي وأحِلّت لي الغنائم ولم تُحل لأحد قبليThe questioner : May Allah reward you.