What is meant by "more hidden than the secret" in His saying: "And if you make the statement public, He knows the secret and that which is more hidden"?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Taha 20:7] What is it that He has hidden from the secret?
Answer:
No one knows it except Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And if you speak aloud - then indeed, He knows the secret and what is [even] more hidden.
وَإِن تَجْهَرْ بِالْقَوْلِ فَإِنَّهُ يَعْلَمُ السِّرَّ وَأَخْفَىAnswer:
No one knows it except Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3230- 4717] ما المراد بأخفى من السر في قوله: ﴿وإن تجهر بالقول فإنه يعلم السر وأخفى﴾؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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