Explaining the wisdom behind Allah the Exalted reprimanding His noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

The Shaykh : We mentioned in the course of our discussion that when Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, reprimands His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), He does so with a gentle reprimand, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) holds a very high rank with his Lord, above the ranks of all human beings. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: . Now, let us take another example, different from the one we are currently discussing. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said to His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): . The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) dealt with people according to what was apparent in their conditions, and he entrusted their inner secrets to whom? To Allah, Mighty and Majestic. So he pardoned a group of hypocrites, and he did not know, or perhaps they were not hypocrites, but they excused themselves with something that was not a valid excuse. So Allah said to him: Glory be to Allah! He placed the pardon before what? Before the reprimand. And this is the ultimate expression of Allah’s, Mighty and Majestic, exalting of His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
A third example: Allah the Exalted said to His Prophet: . The explanation of this, meaning the meaning of this, is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had with him Abdullah ibn Umm Maktum, who was blind. He came to him, meaning he came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and there were with him some of the nobles of Quraysh. But the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) turned toward these nobles, hoping that this would have an effect on their faith. And Abdullah ibn Umm Maktum was a man from his intimate companions. So Allah said to him: Who frowned? And He did not say "You frowned and turned away." He said: . It is known that the third-person pronoun, even though its referent is known, is not like the second-person pronoun. The second-person pronoun is stronger in blame. He said: Then He said: . So He used the second-person pronoun here, unlike the first instance, because the first instance contained a reprimand, so He used the third-person pronoun instead of the second-person pronoun—go on—because it is milder. In any case, our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) holds a great rank with Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He. And if Moses was honored in the sight of Allah, and Jesus was honored in the sight of Allah, then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is more honored than both of them; this is the reality. . So Allah mentioned the messengers and mentioned the prophets that some of them are preferred over others. And this is a matter in which there is no doubt. But does the fact that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is honored in the sight of Allah imply that we should seek nearness to Allah through the honor of the Messenger? No, because the honor of the Messenger is a rank for the Messenger; we have no benefit in it. The benefit is specific to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Our benefit is in what? In believing in the Messenger, in loving the Messenger, in following the Messenger. As for the honor of the Messenger, it is a rank for the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). So we do not say, "I ask you by the honor of your Prophet, so and so"; that is forbidden. Say, "I ask you by my faith in your Prophet, I ask you by my love for your Prophet," because this benefits you. Seeking nearness to Allah through something that has no benefit is vain and has no benefit. Is the time up? Good.