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Who would have been that Sahabi would have received the divine guidance though He was not a
prophet of Allah ?
Ans: Umar(r.a)
Whether the angels whisper or inspire ordinary human beings, etc., there are two categories of inspirations:
That which means audible inspiration from Allah Almighty. This is limited to prophets and messengers (may peace be upon them all). Allah says: {Lo! We inspired thee as We had inspired Noah and the prophets after him…}[4:163].
Yet, an angel might address partially some of the believers. Ibn Al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said in his "Madarij As-Salikeen 1/460): This (inspiration, whisper) may take place with people other than prophets. Angels used to say Salaam to (salute) Imran Ibn Hussain , but when he practiced cauterization they no more saluted him. Yet, after he left cauterization they resumed their conversation with him.
This inspiration is, in turn, of two kinds:
First: dialogue(of angles) that can be heard by the ear, which is very rare for the ordinary believers.
Second: whisper that is thrown to the believer's heart by which the angel addresses his soul, as in the well-known Hadith (Prophet's saying): Verily the angel has (his share of) effect in the son of Adam's heart, as the devil has his share in it…etc. He also mentioned some examples. This second kind of inspiration constitutes the second category, as in Allah's Saying: {And thy Lord inspired the bee...}[16:68].
The first meaning mentioned by Ibn Al-Qayyim is evidenced by the Prophet's Hadith:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, Amongst the people preceding you there used to
be 'Muhaddithun' (i.e. persons who can guess things that come true later on, as
if those persons have been inspired by a divine power), and if there are any
such persons amongst my followers, it is `Umar bin Al-Khattab.
[Sahi Bukhari Hadith 3469]
Narrated
Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, Among the nations before you there used to
be people who were inspired (though they were not prophets). And if there is
any of such a persons amongst my followers, it is 'Umar. Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, Among the nation of Bani Israel who lived before you, there
were men who used to be inspired with guidance though they were not prophets,
and if there is any of such persons amongst my followers, it is 'Umar(r.a)
[Sahi Bukhari Hadith 3689]
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