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Did Prophets of Allah Commit any Sin? - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief Did Prophets of Allah Commit any Sin?

2022-11-12 455 Views Infallibility , The Prophets of Allah , Reason for Infallibility The doctrine of the Infallibility of the Prophets We believe that all the Prophets are infallible, and also that the 12 holy Imams; the progeny and successors to the Prophet of Islam (PBUHH) are infallible, but some non-Shi’a Muslims do not believe in the infallibility of the Prophets, let alone of the Imams. Contents The doctrine of the Infallibility of the Prophets Why are the Prophets free of sin and error?

Infallibility means purity from all sins, both major and minor ones, and from mistakes and forgetfulness. It is necessary that a Prophet should not even do what is contrary to good manners: that is, he should not behave vulgarly, for example by eating in the street, laughing aloud, or by doing anything which may be unacceptable to public opinion.

The reason for the necessity of the infallibility of a Prophet is that if he commits a sin or mistake, or is forgetful or something similar, we have to choose between two alternatives: either we obey his sins and mistakes, in which case, in the view of Islam, we do wrong, or we must not obey his sins and mistakes, which is wrong too, because this is contrary to the idea of prophethood where obedience is necessary; besides, if everything he says or does has the possibility of being either right or wrong, then it is impossible for us to follow him.

The result is that the benefit of his mission is lost; it becomes unnecessary, and the prophet becomes like ordinary people whose acts and speech do not have the excellent worth that we seek, with the result that there will be no obedience and his actions will be unreliable. The same reason is adduced for the infallibility of the Imams [PBUTH] because we believe that the Imam is appointed by Allah as the Prophet’s representative (Caliph) to guide mankind.

This will be explained in the section on the Imamate. Why are the Prophets free of sin and error? Without a doubt, more important than anything else, a prophet must attract the trust of the general public in such a way that his words contain no possibility of being lies or erroneous, otherwise, his position of leadership will be a shaky one. If they are not immaculate, using the excuse that the prophets have erred, people who seek the truth from what they say will begin to doubt their invitation.