Considering the Entire Muslim Umma Equal to the Prophet ﷺ

Question

A certain person considers himself — and the entire Muslim umma — equal to the Noble Prophet ﷺ, and says: “As for being equal to Hazrat Ibrahim ﵇, all people can be that.” After urinating he purifies himself with water alone. What is the ruling on making such a person an imam?

Answer

If he considers [all] equal in the very fact of being creatures of God and human beings (bashar), then this belief is correct and is established by the Holy Qur’an and the noble hadith. But if he considers [them] equal in the degree of nearness [to Allah] and excellence, then repentance is obligatory on him: no member of the umma can be equal to a prophet, and to the Noble…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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