What is meant by the name of Allah, al-Batin (the Hidden)?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the meaning of al-Batin in the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Hadid 57:3] the First?
Answer:
There is no interpretation after the interpretation of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). He interpreted it by saying, "You are al-Batin (the Hidden), so there is nothing beneath You; no one blocks or nothing blocks the knowledge of Allah and the sight of Allah for His servants, even though He is above His Throne."
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the meaning of al-Batin in the saying of Allah the Exalted:
He is the First and the Last, the Ascendant and the Intimate
هُوَ الْأَوَّلُ وَالْآخِرُ وَالظَّاهِرُ وَالْبَاطِنُAnswer:
There is no interpretation after the interpretation of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). He interpreted it by saying, "You are al-Batin (the Hidden), so there is nothing beneath You; no one blocks or nothing blocks the knowledge of Allah and the sight of Allah for His servants, even though He is above His Throne."
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1649] ما المقصود باسم الله الباطن؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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