Are the prophets protected from committing sins by divine decree?
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The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, what we said is that they are prevented. We said they are prevented from acknowledging them.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : They do not acknowledge them by divine decree, meaning that Allah alerts them to them or they become aware of them by divine decree. As for the Shari'ah, we and the prophets are prevented from acknowledging them by the Shari'ah, meaning that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) prepares for them the means of repentance, so they repent immediately or after... the important thing is that they must repent. But we are not prevented from them by the Shari'ah; as for by divine decree, perhaps we may persist in our sins and remain upon them.
The Shaykh : No, what we said is that they are prevented. We said they are prevented from acknowledging them.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : They do not acknowledge them by divine decree, meaning that Allah alerts them to them or they become aware of them by divine decree. As for the Shari'ah, we and the prophets are prevented from acknowledging them by the Shari'ah, meaning that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) prepares for them the means of repentance, so they repent immediately or after... the important thing is that they must repent. But we are not prevented from them by the Shari'ah; as for by divine decree, perhaps we may persist in our sins and remain upon them.