The Ruling on Exaggeration Regarding the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
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Question: What is your opinion regarding exaggeration regarding the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), where some people say: He is the First and the Last, the Manifest and the Hidden? What is your opinion of such a belief in him (peace and blessings be upon him)?
Answer: The First and the Last, the Manifest and the Hidden is Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Allah the Exalted said in Surat al-Hadid: [al-Hadid: 3]. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said in his supplication: Sahih Muslim 2713a Narrated by Imam Muslim in his Sahih.
So whoever says that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is the First and the Last, the Manifest and the Hidden, and that He is All-Knowing of everything, is a disbeliever; because he described the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with four names exclusive to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), which no other deserves. And no sane person who understands what he says would say this.
The First and the Manifest is Allah alone, (Glorified and Exalted is He), and He is before everything and after everything, and He is the Manifest above all His creation and the Remaining after them, and He knows their conditions. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) does not know except what Allah taught him. And he passed away (peace and blessings be upon him) and was found after he had been non-existent. He was found in Makkah between his mother Aminah and his father Abdullah, and he was non-existent before that. Then he was created from a lowly fluid, and other humans are likewise. So the one who says: He is the First and the Last, the Manifest and the Hidden, is misguided and an apostate if he was a Muslim.
Answer: The First and the Last, the Manifest and the Hidden is Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Allah the Exalted said in Surat al-Hadid:
He is the First and the Last, the Ascendant and the Intimate, and He is, of all things, Knowing.
هُوَ الْأَوَّلُ وَالْآخِرُ وَالظَّاهِرُ وَالْبَاطِنُ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌO Allah, Thou art the First, there is naught before Thee, and Thou art the Last and there is naught after Thee, and Thou art Evident and there is nothing above Thee, and Thou art Innermost and there is nothing beyond Thee. Remove the burden of debt from us and relieve us from want.
اللهم أنت الأول فليس قبلك شيء، وأنت الآخر فليس بعدك شيء، وأنت الظاهر فليس فوقك شيء، وأنت الباطن فليس دونك شيء، اقض عنا الدين وأغننا من الفقرSo whoever says that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is the First and the Last, the Manifest and the Hidden, and that He is All-Knowing of everything, is a disbeliever; because he described the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with four names exclusive to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), which no other deserves. And no sane person who understands what he says would say this.
The First and the Manifest is Allah alone, (Glorified and Exalted is He), and He is before everything and after everything, and He is the Manifest above all His creation and the Remaining after them, and He knows their conditions. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) does not know except what Allah taught him. And he passed away (peace and blessings be upon him) and was found after he had been non-existent. He was found in Makkah between his mother Aminah and his father Abdullah, and he was non-existent before that. Then he was created from a lowly fluid, and other humans are likewise. So the one who says: He is the First and the Last, the Manifest and the Hidden, is misguided and an apostate if he was a Muslim.
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