The Meaning of the Phrase: We Are Under Allah
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The questioner:
Regarding the point of prostration in the common saying, "We are under Allah and before Him," when a calamity strikes, is it a figurative interpretation that combines the joining of hands with misfortune and divine decree, and does it not carry that implication?
The Shaykh:
No, no, there is nothing wrong with it. Its meaning is submission to the divine decree and destiny. Its meaning is submission to the divine decree and destiny. There is nothing wrong with it. Yes.
The questioner:
Your Eminence.
The Shaykh:
Rather, this contains an acknowledgment of the exaltation of Allah. "We are under Allah"—this contains an acknowledgment of the exaltation of Allah. This is a Salafi position. Yes.
Regarding the point of prostration in the common saying, "We are under Allah and before Him," when a calamity strikes, is it a figurative interpretation that combines the joining of hands with misfortune and divine decree, and does it not carry that implication?
The Shaykh:
No, no, there is nothing wrong with it. Its meaning is submission to the divine decree and destiny. Its meaning is submission to the divine decree and destiny. There is nothing wrong with it. Yes.
The questioner:
Your Eminence.
The Shaykh:
Rather, this contains an acknowledgment of the exaltation of Allah. "We are under Allah"—this contains an acknowledgment of the exaltation of Allah. This is a Salafi position. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 84 من 89|شرح العدة في شرح العمدة|كتاب الحدود|باب حد المسكر|صالح الفوزان|الفقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:09:24)
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