Who is better, Prophet Muhammad or Prophet Yunus?
Posted May 22, 2010 by Aboo Thaabit with 1 Comment
The Prophet mentioned in a saheeh hadith:
…Whoever says, I am better than (Prophet) Yunus ibn Matta has lied. [Ibn Maajah]
Our noble Shaykh of Madeenah ’Abdul Muhsin al-’Abbaad said explaining this:
What is known is that the Prophet is the best of creation and the scholars explain this hadith in different ways. Some say the word “I” does not mean the Prophet himself, but rather any other slave, (meaning if a muslim was to say I am better than Yunus) this is because a person might read the story of Yunus and think bad of him (which is not allowed).
Another explanation is that this was said by the Prophet before he truly knew his high-ranking, or that it is out of humbleness and to defend his fellow Prophet.
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