The ruling on describing Allah as the Controller or that He has controlled everything
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Is there a religious concern in this statement that Allah the Exalted has controlled everything, and that He is the Controller of everything?
Answer:
We do not attribute to Allah any actions or attributes other than those He has attributed to Himself. What about describing Allah with the term "al-Siytirah" (dominion/control)? The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "And I am not a controller over them." As for Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), He is not described with this term. He said:[Az-Zumar 39:62], Allah is the Owner of the Kingdom, [Al-Mulk 67:1], and we do not go beyond these Qur'anic terms.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Is there a religious concern in this statement that Allah the Exalted has controlled everything, and that He is the Controller of everything?
Answer:
We do not attribute to Allah any actions or attributes other than those He has attributed to Himself. What about describing Allah with the term "al-Siytirah" (dominion/control)? The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "And I am not a controller over them." As for Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), He is not described with this term. He said:
Allah is the Creator of all things
اللَّهُ خَالِقُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍin whose hand is dominion
بِيَدِهِ الْمُلْكُ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2643] حكم وصف الله بالمسيطر أو أنه سيطر على كل شيء - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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