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The Prophets to whom Allaah spoke

Question

Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu can you please list for me the Prophets/Messengers Allah azza wajjal spoke to directly. By directly I mean not via Gibreel Alaihi Salaam. To the best of my knowledge and understanding Moosa alaihi salaam is the only Prophet mentioned in the Quran. Are there any? Please explain Jazakum Allahu Khairan

Answer

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) is His slave and Messenger.

As you mentioned in the question, the Prophet who is mentioned in the Quran that Allaah spoke to him is Moosa (Moses)  may  Allaah  exalt  his  mention; Allaah Says (what means): {And when Moses arrived at Our appointed time and his Lord spoke to him…}[Quran 7:143]

Also, in the long Hadeeth of intercession, it is mentioned that Moosa (Moses)  may  Allaah  exalt  his  mention was the one to whom Allaah spoke directly.

However, there are other Prophets who were spoken to by Allaah and who were mentioned in the Sunnah, like Aadam  may  Allaah  exalt  his  mention. For instance, Abu Tharr  may  Allaah  be  pleased  with  him said that he asked the Prophet  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) about our father Aadam: “Was he a Prophet, O Prophet of Allaah?” Thereupon, the Prophet  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) replied: “Yes, he was a Prophet to whom Allaah spoke (directly).” [Ahmad] Therefore, Aadam  may  Allaah  exalt  his  mention was also a Prophet to whom Allaah spoke directly.

In addition to this, Allaah spoke directly to our Prophet Muhammad  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) as it happened in the night of his ascension to the heavens [the night of Israa’ and Mi’raaj].

Allaah Knows best.

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