Special only for the Prophets!

بـسـم الله والحـمـد لله والـصلاة والـسـلام عــلى رسـول الله، وبـعـد

The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said:

كَانَ نَبِيٌّ مِنَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ يَخُطُّ فَمَنْ وَافَقَ خَطُّهُ فَذَاكَ

“There was a Prophet who drew lines, so whose lines agree with his line then that is fine.” ^[1]

The Shaikh رحمه الله said:

“This is special only for the Prophets.”^[2]

[1] The complete narration is as follows:

Mu`aawiyah bin al-Hakam as-Sulami رضي الله عنه reported: I said: Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم, there were things we used to do in the pre-Islamic days. We used to visit Kaahins (fortunetellers), whereupon he صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “Don't visit Kaahins.” I said: We used to take omens. He صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “That is a sort of personal whim of yours, so let it not prevent you (from doing a thing).”

And in another narration is further continues:

I said: Among us there are men who draw lines and thus make divination. What about this? Thereupon he صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “There was a Prophet who drew lines, so whose lines agree with his line then that is fine.”

[Saheeh Muslim (5532-5534)]

[2] A list of some of the things which were special only for the Prophets and Messengers عليهم السلام.

i. Receiving revelations from Allaah عز وجل.

ii. Allaah سبحانه وتعالى speaking to them directly.

iii. Able to see the Angels and Jinn in their original form.

iv. Having control over the Jinn (special only for Sulaimaan عليه السلام and none else after him).

v. Speaking with the animals (Dawood and Sulaimaan عليهم السلام).

vi. Iron made soft (for Dawood عليه السلام).

vii. The permission for the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم to have more than four wives.

viii. Interceding for those two who were punished in the grave and his صلى الله عليه وسلم placing two leaves on the top of their graves (after the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, no Companion has been reported of doing the same).
ix. Perpetual fasting.

Source:

 الفوائد الجلية من دروس الشيخ ابن باز العلمية (ص 9)