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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (167) | Infallibility of messengers and prophets
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A Summary of the Concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah
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The Infallibility of Messengers and Prophets
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Discussing the issue of the infallibility of prophets and messengers.
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Is it possible for a prophet or messenger to commit any disobedience to Allah?
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Whether it be a major or minor sin.
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Or is that impossible for them, as they are protected from it?
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Some scholars affirm infallibility for prophets and messengers from everything,
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even from doing what is contrary to what is best.
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This is based on the claim that if it were permissible for them to fall into any of that,
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it would be permissible for them to lie about Allah, which is impossible.
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Other scholars deny infallibility for prophets absolutely,
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even permitting them to fall into polytheism and major sins.
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Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama'ah deny any error in conveying Allah's message from messengers and prophets.
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They also unanimously deny that they would fall into major sins and indecencies.
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However, they say that it is possible for them to commit something for which Allah admonishes them,
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because they are human, and perfection belongs to Allah alone.
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But Allah does not approve of what warrants admonishment.
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They cease from it and seek forgiveness for it.
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And through their seeking forgiveness and repentance, they attain a higher status than they were before.
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This is as Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, explicitly mentioned the occurrence of disobedience from Adam, peace be upon him.
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Then He mandated praise and commendation for him due to his repentance from it.
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And He clarified that he thereby became among the chosen and guided.
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Allah, the Exalted, says:
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“Then they twain ate thereof, so that their shame became apparent unto them, and they began to hide by heaping on themselves some of the leaves of the Garden. And Adam disobeyed his Lord, so went astray.” (20:121)
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Then his Lord chose him and turned to him in forgiveness, and guided him.