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[Machine] Indeed, Allah has preferred Muhammad ﷺ over the prophets, peace be upon them, and over the people of the heavens. They said, "O Ibn Abbas, in what way has Allah preferred him over the people of the heavens?" He said, "Indeed, Allah has said to the people of the heavens, 'And whoever says, "Indeed, I am a god other than Him," then that is the retribution for him, Hell. Thus do We recompense the wrongdoers.'" [Surah Al-Anbiya, verse 29] And Allah, the Exalted, has said to Muhammad ﷺ , "Indeed, We have granted you a clear conquest that Allah may forgive for you what preceded of your sin and what will follow." [Surah Al-Fath, verse 2] They said, "So what is his superiority over the prophets, peace be upon them?" He said, "Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, has said, 'And We have not sent any messenger except in the language of his people to clarify for them.' [Surah Ibrahim, verse 4] And Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, has said to Muhammad ﷺ , 'And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a mercy to the worlds.'" [Surah Saba', verse 28] So, He sent him to the jinn and mankind.  

الدارمي:٤٧أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَنبأَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي حَكِيمٍ حَدَّثَنِي الْحَكَمُ بْنُ أَبَانَ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

إِنَّ اللَّهَ فَضَّلَ مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ عَلَى الْأَنْبِيَاءِ عليهم السلام وَعَلَى أَهْلِ السَّمَاءِ فَقَالُوا يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ بِمَ فَضَّلَهُ عَلَى أَهْلِ السَّمَاءِ؟ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَالَ لِأَهْلِ السَّمَاءِ {وَمَنْ يَقُلْ مِنْهُمْ إِنِّي إِلَهٌ مِنْ دُونِهِ فَذَلِكَ نَجْزِيهِ جَهَنَّمَ كَذَلِكَ نَجْزِي الظَّالِمِينَ} [الأنبياء 29] الْآيَةَ وَقَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى لِمُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ {إِنَّا فَتَحْنَا لَكَ فَتْحًا مُبِينًا لِيَغْفِرَ لَكَ اللَّهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ} [الفتح 2] قَالُوا فَمَا فَضْلُهُ عَلَى الْأَنْبِيَاءِ عليهم السلام؟ قَالَ قَالَ اللَّهُ ﷻ {وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ رَسُولٍ إِلَّا بِلِسَانِ قَوْمِهِ لِيُبَيِّنَ لَهُمْ} [إبراهيم 4] الْآيَةَ وَقَالَ اللَّهُ ﷻ لِمُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ {وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلَّا كَافَّةً لِلنَّاسِ} [سبأ 28] فَأَرْسَلَهُ إِلَى الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنْسِ  


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[Machine] "Allah the Almighty says: 'And whoever among them says, 'Indeed, I am a god besides Him,' then that person We will recompense with Hell. Thus do We recompense the wrongdoers.' [Surah Al-Anbiya 29]

*And He said to Muhammad, peace be upon him: 'Indeed, We have granted you a clear conquest, that Allah may forgive for you what preceded of your sin and what will follow...' [Surah Al-Fath 2]

They asked: What is the reason for Allah's preference of Muhammad over the people of the earth?

He replied: Indeed, Allah the Almighty says, 'And We have not sent any messenger except in the language of his people.' [Surah Ibrahim 4]

And He said to Muhammad, peace be upon him: 'And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a bringer of good tidings and a warner to all mankind.' [Surah Saba 28]

So He sent him to the jinn and mankind."  

الحاكم:٣٣٣٥أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو زَكَرِيَّا يَحْيَى بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ السَّلَامِ ثنا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَنْبَأَ يَزِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي حَكِيمٍ ثنا الْحَكَمُ بْنُ أَبَانَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عِكْرِمَةَ يَقُولُ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ إِنَّ اللَّهَ فَضَّلَ مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ عَلَى أَهْلِ السَّمَاءِ وَفَضَّلَهُ عَلَى أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ قَالُوا يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ فَبِمَا فَضَّلَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَى أَهْلِ السَّمَاءِ قَالَ قَالَ

اللَّهُ ﷻ {وَمَنْ يَقُلْ مِنْهُمْ إِنِّي إِلَهٌ مِنْ دُونِهِ فَذَلِكَ نَجْزِيهِ جَهَنَّمَ كَذَلِكَ نَجْزِي الظَّالِمِينَ} [الأنبياء 29] وَقَالَ لِمُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ {إِنَّا فَتَحْنَا لَكَ فَتْحًا مُبِينًا لِيَغْفِرَ لَكَ اللَّهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ} [الفتح 2] الْآيَةُ قَالُوا فَبِمَا فَضَّلَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَى أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ؟ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ ﷻ يَقُولُ {وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ رَسُولٍ إِلَّا بِلِسَانِ قَوْمِهِ} [إبراهيم 4] الْآيَةُ وَقَالَ لِمُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ {وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلَّا كَافَّةً لِلنَّاسِ بَشِيرًا وَنَذِيرًا} [سبأ 28] فَأَرْسَلَهُ إِلَى الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنْسِ  

«هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحُ الْإِسْنَادِ» فَإِنَّ الْحَكَمَ بْنَ أَبَانَ قَدِ احْتَجَّ بِهِ جَمَاعَةٌ مِنْ أَئِمَّةِ الْإِسْلَامِ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجْهُ الشَّيْخَانِ صحيح
tabarani:11610Muḥammad b. ʿUthmān b. Abū Shaybah > Minjāb b. al-Ḥārith > Yazīd b. Abū Ḥakīm > al-Ḥakam b. Abān > ʿIkrimah > Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] "Indeed, Allah has favored Muhammad over the people of the sky and the people of the earth." So a man said to him, 'O Abu Abbas, what is his superiority over the people of the sky?' He said, "Indeed, Allah says to the people of the sky, 'And whoever among them says, 'Indeed, I am a god besides Him,' then that is their recompense Hell, thus do We recompense the wrongdoers.' And Allah says to Muhammad, 'Indeed, We have granted you a clear victory, so that Allah may forgive you what preceded of your sin and what will follow...' " Then he said, 'O Abu Abbas, what is his superiority over the prophets?' He said, "Indeed, Allah says, 'And We did not send any messenger except [speaking] in the language of his people.' And Allah says to Muhammad, 'And We have not sent you except as a bringer of good tidings and a warner to all of mankind...' So Allah sent him to the humans and the jinn."  

الطبراني:١١٦١٠حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ثنا مِنْجَابُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ ثنا يَزِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي حَكِيمٍ عَنِ الْحَكَمِ بْنِ أَبَانَ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

«إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ فَضَّلَ مُحَمَّدًا عَلَى أَهْلِ السَّمَاءِ وَعَلَى أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ» فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ يَا أَبَا عَبَّاسٍ وَمَا فَضْلُهُ عَلَى أَهْلِ السَّمَاءِ؟ قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ يَقُولُ لِأَهْلِ السَّمَاءِ {وَمَنْ يَقُلْ مِنْهُمْ إِنِّي إِلَهٌ مِنْ دُونِهِ فَذَلِكَ نَجْزِيهِ جَهَنَّمَ كَذَلِكَ نَجْزِي الظَّالِمِينَ} وَقَالَ اللهُ ﷻ لِمُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ {إِنَّا فَتَحْنَا لَكَ فَتْحًا مُبِينًا لِيَغْفِرَ لَكَ اللهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ} الْآيَةَ فَقِيلَ لَهُ يَا أَبَا عَبَّاسٍ فَمَا فَضْلُهُ عَلَى الْأَنْبِيَاءِ؟ قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ يَقُولُ {وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ رَسُولٍ إِلَّا بِلِسَانِ قَوْمِهِ} وَقَالَ اللهُ ﷻ لِمُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ {وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلَّا كَافَّةً لِلنَّاسِ بَشِيرًا وَنَذِيرًا} فَأَرْسَلَهُ اللهُ إِلَى الْإِنْسِ وَالْجِنِّ