أَخْبَرَنَا
إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا
يَزِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي حَكِيمٍ، حَدَّثَنِي
الْحَكَمُ بْنُ أَبَانَ، عَنْ
عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنْ
ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ:
"إِنَّ اللَّهَ فَضَّلَ مُحَمَّدًا صَلَّي اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى الْأَنْبِيَاءِ عَلَيْهِمْ السَّلامُ وَعَلَى أَهْلِ السَّمَاءِ، فَقَالُوا: يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا، بِمَ فَضَّلَهُ عَلَى أَهْلِ السَّمَاءِ ؟، قَالَ: إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَالَ لِأَهْلِ السَّمَاءِ وَمَنْ يَقُلْ مِنْهُمْ إِنِّي إِلَهٌ مِنْ دُونِهِ فَذَلِكَ نَجْزِيهِ جَهَنَّمَ كَذَلِكَ نَجْزِي الظَّالِمِينَ سورة الأنبياء آية 29، وَقَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى لِمُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: إِنَّا فَتَحْنَا لَكَ فَتْحًا مُبِينًا { 1 } لِيَغْفِرَ لَكَ اللَّهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ سورة الفتح آية 1-2، قَالُوا: فَمَا فَضْلُهُ عَلَى الْأَنْبِيَاءِ عَلَيْهِمْ السَّلامُ ؟ قَالَ: قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ رَسُولٍ إِلا بِلِسَانِ قَوْمِهِ لِيُبَيِّنَ لَهُمْ سورة إبراهيم آية 4، وَقَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لِمُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلا كَافَّةً لِلنَّاسِ سورة سبأ آية 28، فَأَرْسَلَهُ إِلَى الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنْسِ".
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Allah Almighty granted Muhammad (peace be upon him) superiority over all the Prophets (peace be upon them) and the inhabitants of the heavens. People asked: O son of Abbas! What kind of superiority was granted over the inhabitants of the heavens? He replied: Allah Almighty said regarding those who dwell in the heavens: “If any of them were to say that I am worthy of worship besides Allah, We would punish him with Hell; thus do We punish the wrongdoers.” [الأنبياء: 29/21] (That is, despite their greatness, they would be cast into Hell.) And for Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), Allah Almighty said: “O Prophet! Indeed, We have granted you a clear victory so that Allah may forgive you your past and future sins.” [الفتح: 2،1/48] (That is, whatever you do, all your past and future sins are forgiven; there will be no accountability for you, peace be upon you.) They asked: Then what is your superiority over all the Prophets? He replied: Allah Almighty said: “We sent every Prophet only in the language of his own people so that he might make things clear to them.” [ابراهيم: 4/14] And for Muhammad (peace be upon him), Allah Almighty said: “We have sent you for all mankind.” [سبا: 28/34] Thus, your Prophethood is for all jinn and humans.