ﻗﺎﻝ اﻟﻤﺘﻌﻠﻢ ﺭﺣﻤﻪ اﻟﻠﻪ: ﻗﺪ ﻓﺮﺟﺖ ﻋﻨﻲ ﻭﻟﻜﻦ ﺃﺧﺒﺮﻧﻲ ﻋﻤﻦ ﻳﺰﻋﻢ ﻟﺮﺳﻮﻝ اﻟﻠﻪ ﺃﻧﺎ ﺃﻋﺮﻑ ﺃﻧﻚ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ اﻟﻠﻪ ﻭﻟﻜﻦ ﺃﺷﺘﻬﻲ ﺃﻥ ﺃﻗﺘﻠﻚ.
ﻗﺎﻝ اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ ﺭﺿﻲ اﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻨﻪ: ﻫﺬﻩ ﻣﻦ ﻣﺴﺎﺋﻞ اﻟﻤﺘﻌﻨﺘﻴﻦ. ﻭﻫﺬا ﻣﺤﺎﻝ ﻟﻮ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﻌﺮﻑ ﺃﻧﻪ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ اﻟﻠﻪ ﻟﻢ ﻳﺸﺘﻪ ﻗﺘﻠﻪ ﻭﻻ ﻣﻮﺗﻪ ﻭﻻ ﺃﺫاﻩ. ﻭﻣﺜﻞ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻛﺎﻟﺮﺟﻞ اﻟﺬﻱ ﻳﺰﻋﻢ ﻵﺧﺮ ﺃﻧﻚ ﺃﺣﺐ ﺇﻟﻲ ﻣﻦ ﺟﻤﻴﻊ اﻟﻨﺎﺱ. ﻭﻟﻜﻦ ﺃﺷﺘﻬﻲ ﺃﻥ ﺃﻗﺘﻠﻚ ﺑﻴﺪﻱ ﻭﺁﻛﻞ ﻟﺤﻤﻚ. ﻭﻟﻴﺲ ﺃﺣﺪ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﻳﺰﻋﻢ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻳﻮﺣﺪ اﻟﻠﻪ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻰ ﻭﻳﺆﻣﻦ ﺑﻤﺤﻤﺪ ﻭﻳﺘﻨﺎﻭﻝ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ اﻟﻠﻪ ﺑﻤﻨﻘﺼﺔ ﻛﺄﻥ ﻳﺰﻋﻢ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺃﻋﺮاﺑﻴﺎ ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﻓﻘﻴﺮا ﻳﺮﻳﺪ ﺑﻪ ﻋﻴﺒﻪ ﻭاﻧﺘﻘﺎﺻﻪ ﻓﻠﻮ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﻌﺮﻑ اﻟﻠﻪ ﻭﻳﻌﺮﻑ ﺃﻥ ﻣﺤﻤﺪا ﺭﺳﻮﻟﻪ ﻟﻜﺎﻥ اﻟﻠﻪ ﻭﺭﺳﻮﻟﻪ ﺃﺟﻞ ﻓﻲ ﻋﻴﻨﻴﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺘﻨﺎﻭﻝ ﺭﺳﻮﻟﻪ ﺑﺬﻛﺮ ﺷﻲء ﻳﺮﻳﺪ ﺑﻪ ﻋﻴﺒﻪ ﻭاﻧﺘﻘﺎﺻﻪ. ﻭﻗﺪ ﻗﺎﻝ اﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﺰ ﻭﺟﻞ ﻓﻲ ﺗﻌﻈﻴﻢ ﻣﻨﺰﻟﺔ اﻟﺮﺳﻮﻝ: ﻣﻦ ﻳﻄﻊ اﻟﺮﺳﻮﻝ ﻓﻘﺪ ﺃﻃﺎﻉ اﻟﻠﻪ}

[ اﻟﻨﺴﺎء: 80]
ﻷﻧﻪ ﺟﻌﻞ اﻟﺮﺳﻮﻝ ﻗﺎﺋﺪا ﻟﺠﻤﻴﻊ ﺧﻠﻘﻪ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺠﻦ ﻭاﻹﻧﺲ. ﻭﺃﻣﻴﻨﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻓﺮاﺋﻀﻪ ﻭﺳﻨﻨﻪ. ﻭﻟﺬﻟﻚ ﻗﺎﻝ اﻟﻠﻪ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻰ: {ﻭﻣﺎ ﺁﺗﺎﻛﻢ اﻟﺮﺳﻮﻝ ﻓﺨﺬﻭﻩ ﻭﻣﺎ ﻧﻬﺎﻛﻢ ﻋﻨﻪ ﻓﺎﻧﺘﻬﻮا}

[ اﻟﺤﺸﺮ: 7].