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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Ask Those Who Know Chapter 2: Concerning the Prophet (P) The second question: On the infallibility of the Prophet Allah, Glory be to Him, the Most High, says concerning the rights of His apostle Muhammad, (S.A.W.): "God will protect you from the people" (5:67) . He also says: "He does not speak from his desires, it is nothing but a revelation revealed to him" (53:3) .

He further says: "What the Prophet brings to you accept it; what he prohibits you, refrain from it" (59:7) . These verses clearly point to his complete infallibility under all circumstances. You say that the Prophet of God (S.A.W.) is infallible only in proclaiming the Qur'an. Apart from that, he is like other human beings, he errs and does right. You derive proofs of his mistakes at different occasions by traditions which you report in your Sahih works.

If that is the case, what is the proof and evidence in your claim to adhere to the book of God and the sunna of His prophet as long as this sunna is, in your view, not infallible and there is a possibility of error in it? On this basis, then, clinging to the book of God and the sunna , according to your belief, does not guarantee one from not being led astray especially as we know that the whole Qur'an is explained and made clear by the Prophetic sunna. .

What is your proof that the commentary and explanations are not contrary to the book of Allah, the most exalted? One of them expressed this opinion to me: "The Prophet of God certainly opposed the Qur'an in many rulings according to the demands of the occasion.” I said in a surprised manner: "Cite me one example of this opposition.” He said: "The Qur'an says: 'The adulteress and the adulterer, lash both of them with one hundred lashings' (24:2) .

Whereas the Prophet ordered the stoning of the adulterer and adulteress, this [ruling] is not found in the Qur'an.” I said: "The stoning is for the married person who fornicates, whether male or female, whereas lashing is for the unmarried person if he/she fornicates, whether male or female”.

He said: "In the Qur'an, there is no [mention of] unmarried or married [person] as Allah does not specify it, rather, He uses the term adulterer and adulteress without qualifying it.” I said: "Then, on this basis, does this mean that every general ruling in the Qur'an which was specified by the Prophet is thereby contradictory to the Qur'an?