i know that Prophets were special people and they did not commit big sins like adultery but according to Qur'an, everyone -even Prophets- were first in dalalat:
93:7 And He found you unaware and guided you?
if you check out original text, you'd find dalalat translated as 'unaware' and guided as 'Hidayat'...
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i do agree with that verse, but it is actually talking about Muhammed (saws) prior to becoming a prophet (some of the verses and i think that is one of them)
1. By the Glorious Morning Light,
2. And by the Night when it is still,-
3. Thy Guardian-Lord hath not forsaken thee, nor is He displeased.
4. And verily the Hereafter will be better for thee than the present.
5. And soon will thy Guardian-Lord give thee (that wherewith) thou shalt be well-pleased.
6. Did He not find thee an orphan and give thee shelter (and care)?
7. And He found thee wandering, and He gave thee guidance.
8. And He found thee in need, and made thee independent.
9. Therefore, treat not the orphan with harshness,
10. Nor repulse the petitioner (unheard);
11. But the bounty of the Lord - rehearse and proclaim!
i also found the following article:
Q
Has Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, ever sinned in his life? Has any of the prophets?
A
Salam Ahmad,
Thank you very much for your question.
When talking about a human being, it is understood that he/she might do some mistakes or even sins. But when talking about the prophets beginning with Adam and ending with the seal of the prophets Muhammad, peace be upon them, we need to be cautious of the idea that they are the human beings who are to guide the people to whom they were send.
This matter of guidance needs some characteristics to be available in the prophet himself.
First, he should be a human being, because if he was not so, he will not be able to understand the human real needs.
Second, he should be wise, strong, and knowledgeable, so as to be able to lead the human beings to the right path.
As for all the prophets, beginning with Adam and ending with Muhammad, peace and blessing be upon them all, we need to raise some important points that are needed to be understood, so as to comprehend the meaning of their infallibility.
- The infallibility of the prophets comes after receiving the message command from Allah Almighty.
- They are the least to commit mistakes among all people. In addition to their wisdom that makes them able to realize the faults of their people.
- Allah Almighty told us about some of the prophets' mistakes, or faults. But, we need to understand that their faults are never to be regarded as sins.
Some examples of the prophets' mistakes are mentioned in the following hadith narrated by Abu Hurayrah in Al-Bukhari:
We were in the company of the Prophet at a banquet and a cooked [mutton] forearm was set before him, and he used to like it. He ate a morsel of it and said:
I will be the chief of all the people on the Day of Resurrection. Do you know how Allah will gather all the first and the last [people] in one level place where an observer will be able to see [all] of them and they will be able to hear the announcer, and the sun will come near to them. Some People will say: Don't you see, in what condition you are and the state to which you have reached? Why don't you look for a person who can intercede for you with your Lord? Some people will say: Appeal to your father, Adam.
They will go to him and say:
O Adam! You are the father of all mankind, and Allah created you with His Own Hands, and ordered the angels to prostrate for you, and made you live in Paradise. Will you not intercede for us with your Lord? Don't you see in what [miserable] state we are, and to what condition we have reached?
On that Adam will reply: My Lord is so angry as He has never been before and will never be in the future; [besides], He forbade me [to eat from] the tree, but I disobeyed [Him], [I am worried about] myself! Myself! Go to somebody else; go to Noah.
They will go to Noah and say: O Noah! You are the first amongst the messengers of Allah to the people of the earth, and Allah named you a thankful slave. Don't you see in what a [miserable] state we are and to what condition we have reached? Will you not intercede for us with your Lord?
Noah will reply: Today my Lord has become so angry as He had never been before and will never be in the future. Myself! Myself! Go to the Prophet [Muhammad].
The people will come to me, and I will prostrate myself underneath Allah's Throne. Then I will be addressed: O Muhammad! Raise your head; intercede, for your intercession will be accepted, and ask {for anything] for you will be given.
However, we need to confirm the fact that the prophets were not to commit sins. These are only mistakes, which are proofs of their humanity.
The prophets, peace and blessings be upon them were the wisest among their people. Abraham, for example, knew that his spiritual content needs to be fulfilled by believing and praying to a "god". He, as he'd seen all the people around him, wanted to pray to the idols, but through his pure nature refused this, because of not being convinced that these idols are to be a cause of any good or bad.
He thought of the moon, but still was not convinced. He turned to the sun, because he thought it's bigger. But when the sun disappeared he realized that it would never be a god! Abraham just knew that he is a prophet only after experiencing such conditions.
Even after Allah revealed to him and he became a messenger, he refused to do any action of agreement or refusal, except when Allah could give him the concrete proof of His existence and truthfulness. As in the following verse, which gives the meaning of:
*{And when Ibrahim said: My Lord! show me how Thou givest life to the dead. He said: What! and do you not believe? He said: Yes, but that my heart may be at ease. He said: Then take four of the birds, then train them to follow you, then place on every mountain a part of them, then call them, they will come to you flying; and know that Allah is Mighty, Wise.}* (Al-Baqarah 2:260)
This would never be regarded as a sin committed by Abraham. This is because he just wanted to make sure that he's going to believe in the right religion.
As for Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, Allah Almighty with His early knowledge knew that he will be the seal of the prophets, consequently, He wanted him to be the purest of them all. When, as related by Anas in
Sahih Muslim, Gabriel came down and ripped his chest open and took out the heart. He then extracted a blood-clot out of it and said: That was the part of Satan in thee.
Then he washed it with the water of Zamzam in a gold basin. After that the heart was joined together and restored to its place. The boys and playmates came running to his mother, i.e. his nurse, and said: "Verily, Muhammad, peace be upon him, has been murdered. They all rushed towards him and found him all right. Only, his face was white.
Allah Almighty says what means:
*{O Prophet! surely We have sent you as a witness, and as a bearer of good news and as a warner, and as one inviting to Allah by His permission, and as a light-giving torch.}* (Al-Ahzab 33:45-46)
That's why He wanted him to be free from all that may cause any kind of disbelief of his character by the people around and till the end of time. For he will be the guiding torch to all humanity till the end of the world.
Thank you very much and please keep in touch.
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