What is the authenticity of the statement made by some preachers: "Woe to the inhabitants of the earth from the One who dwells in the sky"
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence. The questioner says: Some preachers say, "Woe to the inhabitants of the earth from the One who dwells in the sky." Is it permissible to describe Allah the Exalted as the One who dwells in the sky?
The Shaykh:
This statement requires evidence. Where is this statement found? Is anything said without evidence? Yes. Allah, Exalted and Majestic is He, said: "Do you feel secure that He who is in the heavens would destroy you?" He did not say "the One who dwells in the heavens." He said:[Al-Mulk 67:16] Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
Allah is in the sky, and it is not said that Allah dwells in the sky. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence. The questioner says: Some preachers say, "Woe to the inhabitants of the earth from the One who dwells in the sky." Is it permissible to describe Allah the Exalted as the One who dwells in the sky?
The Shaykh:
This statement requires evidence. Where is this statement found? Is anything said without evidence? Yes. Allah, Exalted and Majestic is He, said: "Do you feel secure that He who is in the heavens would destroy you?" He did not say "the One who dwells in the heavens." He said:
Do you feel secure that He who [holds authority] in the heaven would not cause the earth to swallow you and suddenly it would sway?
أَأَمِنتُم مَّن فِي السَّمَاءِ أَن يَخْسِفَ بِكُمُ الْأَرْضَ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَمُورُThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
Allah is in the sky, and it is not said that Allah dwells in the sky. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [728- 4717] ما صحة قول بعض الوعاظ:(ويل لسكان الأرض من ساكن السماء) - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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