Is our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) the best of the messengers and prophets, and do we rank them among themselves?
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The questioner : Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says in His Book: [Al-Baqarah 2:253] And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) says in the hadith of Abu Hurayrah: .
The Shaykh : Says?
The questioner :Sahih al-Bukhari 3414, 3415.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner :Sahih al-Bukhari 3414, 3415 How do we reconcile, O Shaykh, between the hadith and the verse?
The Shaykh : The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said this so that no one would boast of his messenger over the others, as happened between the Jew and the Ansari.
As for believing that in the heart, it is obligatory for us to believe in this, that some of the messengers are better than others[Al-Isra 17:55] [Al-Baqarah 2:253]. This must be believed.
As for the tongue, we do not rank them. If we are in a dispute with the followers of the other messengers, there is no doubt that it involves enmity and hatred, and it may even reach the level of fighting. As for other than that, it is not befitting for us to rank them, for fear that it leads to diminishing the right of the one considered lesser.
The time is up, no?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Very well.
Your question?
Those messengers - some of them We caused to exceed others.
تلك الرسل فضلنا بعضهم على بعضDo not prefer some of the prophets of Allah over others, and I will not say that anyone is better than Yunus ibn Matta.
لا تفضلوا بين أنبياء الله، ولا أقولن إن أحدا أفضل من يونس بن متىThe Shaykh : Says?
The questioner :
Don't give superiority to any prophet amongst Allah's Prophets
لا تفضلوا بين أنبياء اللهThe Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner :
And I do not say that there is anybody who is better than Yunus bin Matta.
ولا أقولن إن أحدا أفضل من يونس بن متىThe Shaykh : The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said this so that no one would boast of his messenger over the others, as happened between the Jew and the Ansari.
As for believing that in the heart, it is obligatory for us to believe in this, that some of the messengers are better than others
And We have made some of the prophets exceed others [in various ways], and to David We gave the book [of Psalms].
ولقد فضلنا بعض النبيين على بعض وآتينا داود زبرواThose messengers - some of them We caused to exceed others. Among them were those to whom Allah spoke, and He raised some of them in degree
تلك الرسل فضلنا بعضهم على بعض منهم من كلم الله ورفع بعضهم درجاتAs for the tongue, we do not rank them. If we are in a dispute with the followers of the other messengers, there is no doubt that it involves enmity and hatred, and it may even reach the level of fighting. As for other than that, it is not befitting for us to rank them, for fear that it leads to diminishing the right of the one considered lesser.
The time is up, no?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Very well.
Your question?