Surah Al-Hajj 22:75

Allah chooses Messengers from the Angels and Messengers from Mankind

Allah tells us that He chooses Messengers from His angels as He wills by His law and decree, and He chooses Messengers from mankind to convey His Message.

(Verily, Allah is All-Hearer, All-Seer.) means, He hears all that His servants say, and He sees them and knows who among them is deserving of that, as He says:

(Allah knows best with whom to place His Message) 6:124

(He knows what is before them, and what is behind them. And to Allah return all matters.) He knows what will happen to His Messengers and the Message He sent them with, for none of their affairs are hidden from Him. He says:

("The All-Knower of the Ghayb (Unseen), and He reveals to none His Ghayb.")72:26 until His saying;

(and He keeps count of all things.) 72:28 So He, may He be glorified, is guarding them, and is Witness to what is said about them. He is protecting them and supporting them.

(O Messenger! Proclaim which has been sent down to you from your Lord. And if you do not, then you have not conveyed His Message. Allah will protect you from mankind) 5:67.

Diriwayatkan bahwa Walid bin Mugirah pernah berkata, "Apakah pernah diturunkan wahyu atasnya di antara kita?" Maka Allah menurunkan ayat ini.

Pada ayat ini Allah menerangkan bahwa Dia telah memilih beberapa orang di antara para malaikat, untuk menjadi perantara antara Dia dengan para Rasul yang diutusnya, untuk menyampaikan wahyu, seperti malaikat jibril. Demikian pula Allah telah memilih beberapa orang rasul yang akan menyampaikan agama-Nya kepada manusia. Hak memilih para rasul adalah hak Allah, tidak seorang pun yang berwenang menetapkannya selain dari Dia. Allah Maha Mendengar semua yang diucapkan oleh hamba-hamba-Nya, melihat keadaan dan mengetahui kadar kemampuan mereka, sehingga Dia dapat menetapkan dan memilih siapa yang patut menjadi rasul atau nabi di antara mereka.

Hadis Nabi saw, beliau bersabda:

Sesungguhnya Allah telah memilih Musa sebagai Kalimullah dan Ibrahim sebagai Khalilullah. (Riwayat al-Hakim dalam al-Mustadrak dari Ibnu 'Abbas).