Transliteration:( Wa laa yaamurakum an tattakhizul malaaa 'ikata wan Nabiyyeena arbaabaa; a yaamurukum bilkufri ba'da iz antum muslimoon )
"And he (such a person) does not command you to take the angels and the Prophets as gods [173]. Would he command you to disbelieve after you have submitted [174]?"
The word "Rabb" in the Qur'an can mean Worshipped One, Creator, or Guardian. In this verse, it clearly refers to the one worthy of worship.
To consider anyone besides Allah as "Rabb" in the sense of worship is shirk (polytheism).
A true Prophet never commands such belief.
This verse was revealed in response to:
Abu Raafe, a Jew, who mockingly asked if the Prophet ﷺ wished to be worshipped.
The Christians of Najran, who falsely claimed Hazrat Isa (peace be upon him) taught them to worship him.
The Prophet ﷺ replied:
"Allah forbid! I am not sent to command worship of anyone but Allah."
This teaches that worshipping a Prophet is disbelief, but revering and obeying them is part of faith.
As Allah says:
"They will not truly believe until they make you (O Prophet) the judge..." (Surah 4: Verse 65)
Prophets are to be honored as servants of Allah, not as divine beings.
The tafsir of Surah Imran verse 80 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Imran ayat 79 which provides the complete commentary from verse 79 through 80.
(3:80) He will never enjoin you to take the angels or Prophets for your lords. Will he enjoin upon you unbelief when you have submitted yourselves to Allah?[68]
68. This refutation is directed at all the false concepts which were attributed to the Messengers of God by various nations, and then made an integral part of the religious scriptures. These concepts were false in that they elevated either the Prophets or the angels to the level of deities
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