The ruling on the statement that Allah comes and descends with His essence
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it said that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) comes with His essence and they associate partners with Him, or does He descend with it, or not?
Answer:
The descent is with it, and the coming is with it, (Glorified and Exalted is He), and the arrival is with it, yes. There is no doubt about this. His command comes, or His command descends, as they say. Is it an innovation? No. As for the meaning that He becomes alive with His essence, this question has no basis. This question has no basis. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) is Alive. It is not said that He becomes alive; it is said that He is Alive. His essence is eternal life, (Glorified and Exalted is He). It has no beginning. If you say He becomes alive, it means that He has a beginning, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it said that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) comes with His essence and they associate partners with Him, or does He descend with it, or not?
Answer:
The descent is with it, and the coming is with it, (Glorified and Exalted is He), and the arrival is with it, yes. There is no doubt about this. His command comes, or His command descends, as they say. Is it an innovation? No. As for the meaning that He becomes alive with His essence, this question has no basis. This question has no basis. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) is Alive. It is not said that He becomes alive; it is said that He is Alive. His essence is eternal life, (Glorified and Exalted is He). It has no beginning. If you say He becomes alive, it means that He has a beginning, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 12/9 شرح كتاب لمعة الاعتقاد : الشريط التاسع — youtube.com (46:49)
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