Believing That the Prophet ﷺ Knows the Unseen of the Whole Universe

Question

What is the status of holding that the Noble Prophet ﷺ has knowledge of the unseen of the [whole] universe, or of Mawlawi Ahmad Raza Khan holding this belief?

Answer

Whoever holds that all-encompassing knowledge of the unseen is established for the Noble Prophet ﷺ is a mushrik; the jurists and the scholars of creed have pronounced takfir on him. Such a belief of his contradicts the explicit texts: [ar]وَذَكَرَ الْحَنَفِيَّةُ تَصْرِيحًا بِالتَّكْفِيرِ بِاعْتِقَادِ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ يَعْلَمُ الْغَيْبَ…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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