Is the comparison between a Quranic verse and Muḥammad and his family transmitted?
2026-10-14
T180 · Ibn Taymiyyah
Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah
شيخ الإسلام أحمد بن تيمية
Original Q&A · Complete individual question and response within a collected question
One complete individual question and response from a collected question about reports circulated by storytellers and others. The quoted report in the question is presented for assessment, not endorsed. The answer gives Ibn Taymiyyah's own assessment.
النص العربي
السؤال الأصلي
ومما يروون عنه: "آية من القرآن خير من محمد وآله".
الجواب
الحمد لله، القرآن كلام الله منزل غير مخلوق،فلا يشبه بالمخلوقين، واللفظ المذكور غير مأثور.
English translation
English translation prepared for SalafAlSalih.com from the cited Arabic source. It is not an official translation.
Original question
Among the reports they attribute to him is: “A verse of the Quran is better than Muḥammad and his family.”
Answer
Praise be to Allah. The Quran is Allah's speech, sent down and uncreated; it is therefore not to be likened to created beings. The wording mentioned is not transmitted.
Source and editorial notes
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā 18/381–382
مجموع الفتاوى
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā
Arabic collated with the cited edition and a second transcription: https://quranislam.github.io/fatwa/ibn-taymiyyah/fatwa291.html. Each individual report and its full reply is preserved within the larger collected question. Diacritics omitted and honorific glyphs expanded. Titles and scope notes are editorial.