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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Clarification that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is a human being, but he is distinguished by the message

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The Shaykh : And in this noble verse is clear evidence that Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, is a human being who is subject to what befalls human beings, to the extent that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said about himself:
Verily I am a human being like you, I forget just as you forget. إنما أنا بشر مثلكم أنسى كما تنسون
Sahih Muslim 572j
Thus, all the characteristics of human beings apply to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), but he is distinguished from other human beings by a matter in which no one shares with him except his brothers among the prophets and messengers, namely the message, as Allah the Exalted said:
Say, "I am only a man like you, to whom has been revealed that your god is one God. قل إنما أنا بشر مثلكم يوحى إلي أنما إلهكم إله واحد
[Al-Kahf 18:110]
And Allah the Exalted said:
I do not tell you that I have the depositories [containing the provision] of Allah or that I know the unseen, nor do I tell you that I am an angel قل لا أقول لكم عندي خزائن الله ولا أعلم الغيب ولا أقول لكم إني ملك
[Al-An'am 6:50]
Rather, I am a human being like any other human being, but he (peace and blessings be upon him) is a commanded servant who follows what has been revealed to him from his Lord, as the Exalted said:
I only follow what is revealed to me. إن اتبع إلا ما يوحى إلي
[Al-An'am 6:50]
This is the reality of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): that he is a human being who does not possess the power to bring benefit or harm to himself or to anyone else; rather, he is one to whom revelation is sent, and he is distinguished by this revelation and the blessing of this distinction.
Source alathar.net

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