Fatwa ID: 08858

 

 

Answered by: Mufti Sibghat Ullah

 

Question:

 

Did Prophet Ibrahim and all The Prophets and Messengers (without exception) who had a revealed book, were the Books revealed to each revealed completely and did they convey all of the Book that was revealed to them (without exception)? 

 

 

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

 

 

Answer:

 

All prophets and Messengers to whom a Book was revealed, they received it in full and conveyed the entire revelation which they were entrusted with, without an exception.

 

This is a core belief in Islam, based on the Qur’an and the consensus of the scholars of Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jamah. Allah says in the Quran[i]:

 

“Allah chooses messengers from among the angels and from among the people.

Surah Al-Hajj (22:75)

 

“Messengers as bearers of good news and warners, so that mankind would have no argument against Allah after the messengers.”

Surah An-Nisa (4:165)

 

 

“O Messenger! Convey what has been revealed to you from your Lord. If you do not, then you have not conveyed His message.”

Surah Al-Ma’idah (5:67)

 

 

This confirms that the mission of the messengers is to deliver the message and convey it completely otherwise, people would have an excuse before Allah.

 

Our prophet Muhammad ﷺ confirmed this truth in his ﷺ farewell sermon. He ﷺ said “Have I not conveyed (the message)?”

 

The people replied: “Yes.”

 

He ﷺ said:“O Allah, bear witness.”[ii]

 

 

It is clear from the Quran and sunnah that the prophets received their message and conveyed it completely.

 

 

 

References:

 

[i] Quran

اللَّهُ يَصْطَفِي مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ رُسُلًا وَمِنَ النَّاسِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ بَصِيرٌ

 

رُسُلًا مُبَشِّرِينَ وَمُنذِرِينَ لِئَلَّا يَكُونَ لِلنَّاسِ عَلَى اللَّهِ حُجَّةٌ بَعْدَ الرُّسُلِ

 

يَا أَيُّهَا الرَّسُولُ بَلِّغْ مَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِن رَّبِّكَ ۖ وَإِن لَّمْ تَفْعَلْ فَمَا بَلَّغْتَ رِسَالَتَهُ

 

[ii] Sahih Bukhari, Book of Afflictions and the End of the World, Chapter: “Do not renegade as disbelievers after me by striking the neck of one another.”

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَطَبَ النَّاسَ فَقَالَ ‏”‏ أَلاَ تَدْرُونَ أَىُّ يَوْمٍ هَذَا ‏”‏‏.‏ قَالُوا اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ‏.‏ قَالَ حَتَّى ظَنَنَّا أَنَّهُ سَيُسَمِّيهِ بِغَيْرِ اسْمِهِ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏”‏ أَلَيْسَ بِيَوْمِ النَّحْرِ ‏”‏‏.‏ قُلْنَا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏”‏ أَىُّ بَلَدٍ، هَذَا أَلَيْسَتْ بِالْبَلْدَةِ ‏”‏‏.‏ قُلْنَا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏”‏ فَإِنَّ دِمَاءَكُمْ، وَأَمْوَالَكُمْ، وَأَعْرَاضَكُمْ، وَأَبْشَارَكُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ حَرَامٌ، كَحُرْمَةِ يَوْمِكُمْ هَذَا، فِي شَهْرِكُمْ هَذَا، فِي بَلَدِكُمْ هَذَا، أَلاَ هَلْ بَلَّغْتُ ‏”‏‏.‏ قُلْنَا نَعَمْ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏”‏ اللَّهُمَّ اشْهَدْ، فَلْيُبَلِّغِ الشَّاهِدُ الْغَائِبَ، فَإِنَّهُ رُبَّ مُبَلِّغٍ يُبَلِّغُهُ مَنْ هُوَ أَوْعَى لَهُ فَكَانَ كَذَلِكَ ـ قَالَ ـ لاَ تَرْجِعُوا بَعْدِي كُفَّارًا يَضْرِبُ بَعْضُكُمْ رِقَابَ بَعْضٍ ‏”‏‏.‏ فَلَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمَ حُرِّقَ ابْنُ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ، حِينَ حَرَّقَهُ جَارِيَةُ بْنُ قُدَامَةَ‏.‏ قَالَ أَشْرِفُوا عَلَى أَبِي بَكْرَةَ‏.‏ فَقَالُوا هَذَا أَبُو بَكْرَةَ يَرَاكَ‏.‏ قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ فَحَدَّثَتْنِي أُمِّي عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَوْ دَخَلُوا عَلَىَّ مَا بَهَشْتُ بِقَصَبَةٍ‏.‏

 

 

 

Only Allah knows best.

Written by Mufti Sibghat Ullah

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham