The Descent of Allah to the Lowest Heaven and Its Affirmation
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Question:
It is not possible for Him to descend to the earth, for if He were to descend to the earth, His light would burn the earth and the universe. How do we respond to that?
Answer:
He descends to the lowest heaven, the entire heaven, or does He descend to the earth? No one has said that. And the one who says "no" to the one who says that He descends on the Night of 'Arafah to be present with the people of Hajj, who are present with the pilgrims—this is a great sin, and may Allah protect us from it. Allah descended to the Prophet; let him curse this. Then he comes, he goes around the need, and then he comes back. That his people be built up. So we affirm that Allah comes to the lowest heaven, and the creation is the creation of the Exalted, and the command is His command, and nothing is like Him, and no one comprehends Him in knowledge. Yes.
It is not possible for Him to descend to the earth, for if He were to descend to the earth, His light would burn the earth and the universe. How do we respond to that?
Answer:
He descends to the lowest heaven, the entire heaven, or does He descend to the earth? No one has said that. And the one who says "no" to the one who says that He descends on the Night of 'Arafah to be present with the people of Hajj, who are present with the pilgrims—this is a great sin, and may Allah protect us from it. Allah descended to the Prophet; let him curse this. Then he comes, he goes around the need, and then he comes back. That his people be built up. So we affirm that Allah comes to the lowest heaven, and the creation is the creation of the Exalted, and the command is His command, and nothing is like Him, and no one comprehends Him in knowledge. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 39 من 64 / شرح القصيدة النونية / وكذاك إن قلنا يرى سبحانه / صالح الفوزان / العقيدة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (0:17)
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