How can al-Khidr receive revelation and not be a prophet?
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The questioner : Shaykh, he said that the Prophet...
The Shaykh : Yes, meaning by revelation from Allah, by revelation from Allah, but revelation from Allah does not necessitate that this be revelation of the Shari'ah.
The questioner : How can he be a prophet?
The Shaykh : This is the mother of Musa,[Al-Qasas 28:7]
The questioner : How do we address his statement: "I know more than you"?
The Shaykh : No, he is not knowledgeable about everything; he is more knowledgeable in some matters. Now, we currently see a man who is a learned and virtuous scholar in hadith, or in fiqh, or in other fields, and there is someone who is far below him in the knowledge he possesses, but he has other knowledge that the second one does not know. Now, this exists.
The Shaykh : Be patient, my son. If I am answering and speaking, no one else speaks. He may have more in other matters. Some people are good and proficient in fiqh, but when they speak about grammar, they break the speech. If you were to ask them to parse "Zayd stood up," they would not know. So, the result is that knowledge varies.
The Shaykh : Yes, Adam, yes, son of Dawud.
The questioner : The story of Musa that Allah mentioned in the Qur'an, all of it means matters in which there is no knowledge, but rather, Musa, I mean al-Khidr (peace be upon him)... in these specific matters.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : Meaning, it is not measured by it, nor is it built upon it, meaning he did not benefit from it.
The Shaykh : Who did not benefit?
The questioner : Musa (peace be upon him),
The Shaykh : No, but it becomes clear here that the one who is more knowledgeable than him in this, in some matters.
The questioner : Meaning, the intention is for it to become clear that this one is more knowledgeable than him, possessing what Musa did not have.
The Shaykh : Yes, in these matters only.
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : Meaning, now we do not know that he has any knowledge that Musa does not have, except in these matters, as in the hadith, as in this hadith. So, it was their affair, what Allah related to us in His Book.
The questioner : ... Musa is among the resolute prophets, how...
The Shaykh : No, no one said it... Musa, and I do not know of anyone more knowledgeable than Musa, except perhaps the Sufis or something similar to that.The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, there is no doubt, Musa is more knowledgeable than him in the Shari'ah, without doubt, and he has of the knowledge of the Shari'ah what al-Khidr does not have, but these are matters in which Allah the Exalted inspired al-Khidr, which were not with Musa, yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, meaning by revelation from Allah, by revelation from Allah, but revelation from Allah does not necessitate that this be revelation of the Shari'ah.
The questioner : How can he be a prophet?
The Shaykh : This is the mother of Musa,
And We inspired to the mother of Moses, "Suckle him; but when you fear for him, cast him into the river
وأوحينا إلى أم موسى أن أرضعيه فإذا خفت عليه فألقيه في اليم ، وليست نبيةThe questioner : How do we address his statement: "I know more than you"?
The Shaykh : No, he is not knowledgeable about everything; he is more knowledgeable in some matters. Now, we currently see a man who is a learned and virtuous scholar in hadith, or in fiqh, or in other fields, and there is someone who is far below him in the knowledge he possesses, but he has other knowledge that the second one does not know. Now, this exists.
The Shaykh : Be patient, my son. If I am answering and speaking, no one else speaks. He may have more in other matters. Some people are good and proficient in fiqh, but when they speak about grammar, they break the speech. If you were to ask them to parse "Zayd stood up," they would not know. So, the result is that knowledge varies.
The Shaykh : Yes, Adam, yes, son of Dawud.
The questioner : The story of Musa that Allah mentioned in the Qur'an, all of it means matters in which there is no knowledge, but rather, Musa, I mean al-Khidr (peace be upon him)... in these specific matters.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : Meaning, it is not measured by it, nor is it built upon it, meaning he did not benefit from it.
The Shaykh : Who did not benefit?
The questioner : Musa (peace be upon him),
The Shaykh : No, but it becomes clear here that the one who is more knowledgeable than him in this, in some matters.
The questioner : Meaning, the intention is for it to become clear that this one is more knowledgeable than him, possessing what Musa did not have.
The Shaykh : Yes, in these matters only.
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : Meaning, now we do not know that he has any knowledge that Musa does not have, except in these matters, as in the hadith, as in this hadith. So, it was their affair, what Allah related to us in His Book.
The questioner : ... Musa is among the resolute prophets, how...
The Shaykh : No, no one said it... Musa, and I do not know of anyone more knowledgeable than Musa, except perhaps the Sufis or something similar to that.The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, there is no doubt, Musa is more knowledgeable than him in the Shari'ah, without doubt, and he has of the knowledge of the Shari'ah what al-Khidr does not have, but these are matters in which Allah the Exalted inspired al-Khidr, which were not with Musa, yes.