Affirming the Leg and Foot for Allah and Reconciling the Two
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Question:
That Allah has a leg, and in a report from Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), it is said that the Footstool is the place of the Lord's feet. Is there a reconciliation between these two?
Answer:
We affirm this, yes, we affirm that Allah has a leg and that Allah has feet. It is reported that Allah places His leg in the Fire on the Day of Resurrection, when the people of the Fire enter it and something remains in it, until some of it twists together. The leg, the foot, and the shin are affirmed for Allah, the Exalted. We affirm them as they came and we believe in the difference between the leg, foot, and shin of the created being and what is affirmed for Allah, Mighty and Majestic.
Who tells you that the leg is specific to the created being? Or who tells you that the foot is specific to the created being? Meaning, just because you have not seen it except in the created being? This indicates that it is for other than the created being. So I found that the reason for this is a deficiency in understanding. If a person's understanding is deficient, he attributes this to the Qur'an and says the Qur'an does not provide certainty. It is you who do not provide certainty.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
That Allah has a leg, and in a report from Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), it is said that the Footstool is the place of the Lord's feet. Is there a reconciliation between these two?
Answer:
We affirm this, yes, we affirm that Allah has a leg and that Allah has feet. It is reported that Allah places His leg in the Fire on the Day of Resurrection, when the people of the Fire enter it and something remains in it, until some of it twists together. The leg, the foot, and the shin are affirmed for Allah, the Exalted. We affirm them as they came and we believe in the difference between the leg, foot, and shin of the created being and what is affirmed for Allah, Mighty and Majestic.
Who tells you that the leg is specific to the created being? Or who tells you that the foot is specific to the created being? Meaning, just because you have not seen it except in the created being? This indicates that it is for other than the created being. So I found that the reason for this is a deficiency in understanding. If a person's understanding is deficient, he attributes this to the Qur'an and says the Qur'an does not provide certainty. It is you who do not provide certainty.
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 (1:11:59)
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