Is Allah the Exalted described as being near, and is there a general nearness and a specific nearness?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Is Allah described as being near, citing His saying, the Exalted: "Indeed, I am near"? And is there a specific nearness and a general nearness, as was said regarding His presence?
The Shaykh:
Yes, Allah is near to His servants, Glorified and Exalted is He. He is near to them by His knowledge and encompassing awareness, and they are not hidden from Him. The meaning of "near" is not that He is mixed with them. He is near to them while He is upon His Throne, above His heavens, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.
The questioner:
I ask Allah to reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says:
The Shaykh:
He is near to the believers with a nearness of victory and support, and He is near to all people, the believer and the disbeliever, with a nearness of encompassing awareness. So nearness and presence mean one thing, and they are divided into two categories. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Is Allah described as being near, citing His saying, the Exalted: "Indeed, I am near"? And is there a specific nearness and a general nearness, as was said regarding His presence?
The Shaykh:
Yes, Allah is near to His servants, Glorified and Exalted is He. He is near to them by His knowledge and encompassing awareness, and they are not hidden from Him. The meaning of "near" is not that He is mixed with them. He is near to them while He is upon His Throne, above His heavens, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.
The questioner:
I ask Allah to reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says:
The Shaykh:
He is near to the believers with a nearness of victory and support, and He is near to all people, the believer and the disbeliever, with a nearness of encompassing awareness. So nearness and presence mean one thing, and they are divided into two categories. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1061- 4717] هل يوصف الله تعالى بالقرب ، وهل هناك قرب عام وقرب خاص؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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