Using the term "body" for Allah in the Qur'an
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The questioner:
The word "body" appears in the Qur'an in the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Munafiqun 63:4] That is enough.
Another questioner:
Peace be upon you. And regarding His saying, the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:247] Did the Shaykh al-Islam deny the attribution of a body to Allah in the Qur'an, or what?
The Shaykh:
That is what is required of him. This is clear in the Qur'an, but its application to Allah, and purifying Allah from it, this is what came in the Qur'an: purifying Allah from having a body. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
The word "body" appears in the Qur'an in the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And when you see them
وَإِذَا رَأَيْتَهُمْ تُعْجِبُكَAnother questioner:
Peace be upon you. And regarding His saying, the Exalted:
and has increased him abundantly in knowledge and stature
وَزَادَهُ بَسْطَةً فِي الْعِلْمِ وَالْجِسْمِThe Shaykh:
That is what is required of him. This is clear in the Qur'an, but its application to Allah, and purifying Allah from it, this is what came in the Qur'an: purifying Allah from having a body. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 39 من 64 / شرح القصيدة النونية / وكذاك إن قلنا يرى سبحانه / صالح الفوزان / العقيدة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:08:16)
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