What is the response to those who interpret the saying of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), “Are you secure from [Him] who is in the heaven?” by saying: “In the heaven” means His kingdom, His authority, and His power?
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Question:
Peace be upon you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted,[Al-Mulk 67:16], that its meaning is that it is among the proofs of the Exaltedness of Allah the Exalted over His creation. The question is: How do we respond to the one who says that the meaning of “in the heaven” is His kingdom, His authority, and His power? And does the number of those who believe in this increase?
Answer:
This is his statement. As for the saying of Allah, Allah is in the heaven.[Az-Zukhruf 43:84]. That is, the One worshipped is in the heaven, and the One worshipped is on the earth.
And Allah rose above the Throne, and the Throne is the highest of created things. He is the Subduer above His servants, and He sends over you guardians. They say the proofs regarding the Exaltedness of Allah over His creation and His rising above them have reached a thousand, and al-Hafiz al-Dhahabi compiled many of them in his book *Al-Uluww li-‘Aliyy al-Ghaffar*. As for the one who comes and says “in the heaven is His kingdom” and “in the heaven are His angels,” this is all empty talk, talk from one who has no knowledge. Yes, it is not accepted. Yes.
Peace be upon you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted,
Do you feel secure that He who [holds authority] in the heaven
أَأَمِنتُم مَّن فِي السَّمَاءِAnswer:
This is his statement. As for the saying of Allah, Allah is in the heaven.
And it is Allah who is [the only] deity in the heaven, and on the earth [the only] deity
وَهُوَ الَّذِي فِي السَّمَاءِ إِلَٰهٌ وَفِي الْأَرْضِ إِلَٰهٌAnd Allah rose above the Throne, and the Throne is the highest of created things. He is the Subduer above His servants, and He sends over you guardians. They say the proofs regarding the Exaltedness of Allah over His creation and His rising above them have reached a thousand, and al-Hafiz al-Dhahabi compiled many of them in his book *Al-Uluww li-‘Aliyy al-Ghaffar*. As for the one who comes and says “in the heaven is His kingdom” and “in the heaven are His angels,” this is all empty talk, talk from one who has no knowledge. Yes, it is not accepted. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2371- 4717] ما الرد على من فسر قول الله(أأمنتم من في السماء﴾ قال: في السماء،أي ملكه وسلطانه وقدرته؟ — youtube.com
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