Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (157) | God's messengers between differentiation and non-differentiation between them
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Summary of the concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah
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Allah's messengers: between preference and non-differentiation among them
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From faith in the messengers
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Belief that they are the best of humanity
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And that they are differentiated in rank
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As Allah Almighty says
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“Of those messengers, some of whom We have caused to excel others, and of whom there are some unto whom Allah spake, while some of them He exalted (above others) in degree; and We gave Jesus, son of Mary, clear proofs (of Allah's Sovereignty) and We supported him with the holy Spirit. And if Allah had so wiled it, those who followed after them would not have fought one with another after the clear proofs had come unto them. But they differed, some of them believing and some disbelieving. And if Allah had so willed it, they would not have fought one with another; but Allah doeth what He will.” (2:253)
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And the best among them are the messengers of strong resolve (ulu al-'azm)
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And they are the five mentioned in His saying, Almighty:
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“He hath ordained for you that religion which He commended unto Noah, and that which We inspire in thee (Muhammad), and that which We commended unto Abraham and Moses and Jesus, saying: Establish the religion, and be not divided therein. Dreadful for the idolaters is that unto which thou callest them. Allah chooseth for Himself whom He will, and guideth unto Himself him who turneth (toward Him).” (42:13)
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“He hath ordained for you that religion which He commended unto Noah, and that which We inspire in thee (Muhammad), and that which We commended unto Abraham and Moses and Jesus, saying: Establish the religion, and be not divided therein. Dreadful for the idolaters is that unto which thou callest them. Allah chooseth for Himself whom He will, and guideth unto Himself him who turneth (toward Him).” (42:13)
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"and that which We have revealed to you"
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“He hath ordained for you that religion which He commended unto Noah, and that which We inspire in thee (Muhammad), and that which We commended unto Abraham and Moses and Jesus, saying: Establish the religion, and be not divided therein. Dreadful for the idolaters is that unto which thou callest them. Allah chooseth for Himself whom He will, and guideth unto Himself him who turneth (toward Him).” (42:13)
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"and Moses and Jesus"
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"Establish the religion"
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"and do not be divided therein"
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And the best of those of strong resolve
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is our Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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And he is the best of humanity in its entirety.
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As the Prophet, peace be upon him, said:
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"I am the master of the children of Adam on the Day of Resurrection,"
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"and the first to be resurrected from the grave,"
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"and the first intercessor and the first to be granted intercession."
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Narrated by Muslim.
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As for non-differentiation among the messengers,
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as mentioned in the saying of Allah Almighty:
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“The messenger believeth in that which hath been revealed unto him from his Lord and (so do) believers. Each one believeth in Allah and His angels and His scriptures and His messengers - We make no distinction between any of His messengers - and they say: We hear, and we obey. (Grant us) Thy forgiveness, our Lord. Unto Thee is the journeying.” (2:285)
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and other verses.
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The intention behind this is
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that we do not differentiate among them
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by believing in some of them and disbelieving in others.
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As is explicitly stated in His saying, Almighty:
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“Lo! those who disbelieve in Allah and His messengers, and seek to make distinction between Allah and His messengers, and say: We believe in some and disbelieve in others, and seek to choose a way in between;” (4:150)
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“Lo! those who disbelieve in Allah and His messengers, and seek to make distinction between Allah and His messengers, and say: We believe in some and disbelieve in others, and seek to choose a way in between;” (4:150)
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“Lo! those who disbelieve in Allah and His messengers, and seek to make distinction between Allah and His messengers, and say: We believe in some and disbelieve in others, and seek to choose a way in between;” (4:150)
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“Lo! those who disbelieve in Allah and His messengers, and seek to make distinction between Allah and His messengers, and say: We believe in some and disbelieve in others, and seek to choose a way in between;” (4:150)
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“Such are disbelievers in truth; and for disbelievers We prepare a shameful doom.” (4:151)
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"And We have prepared for the disbelievers a painful punishment."
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So disbelief in one messenger
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is considered disbelief in all messengers,
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as it is, in reality, disbelief in the message from Allah.
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Therefore, the pillar of faith in the messengers
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necessitates belief in all of them
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and non-differentiation among them in this regard.
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As for attributing the saying
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"Do not prefer me over Jonah, son of Matta,"
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to the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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it is not authentic.
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No raised chain of transmission for it is known.
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It is not a hadith.
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Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah said about it:
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"It is a lie."
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Summary of the concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah