The Meaning of Closeness in the Hadith "Raise Your Hands Above Yourselves" and the Difference Between It and Presence
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah be pleased with you, is it not correct to interpret the closeness in the hadith as closeness of encompassing, hearing, and seeing, based on the context which is His saying: "You are only calling a Hearing, Seeing [One]"?
Answer:
Has anyone said anything other than this? That closeness means the closeness of encompassing, hearing, seeing, and knowledge? No one says anything other than this. It is not closeness of essence, meaning that He is mixed with people. Only the Mu'tazilah say that. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah be pleased with you, is it not correct to interpret the closeness in the hadith
Raise your hands above yourselves
ارفعوا على أنفسكمAnswer:
Has anyone said anything other than this? That closeness means the closeness of encompassing, hearing, seeing, and knowledge? No one says anything other than this. It is not closeness of essence, meaning that He is mixed with people. Only the Mu'tazilah say that. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 21 من 36/شرح العقيدة الواسطية (مع الأسئلة)/إيمان الفرقة الناجية/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (29:14)
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