The Meaning of the Hadith: "And if he comes to me walking, I will go to him running"
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The questioner:
This is a questioner from Morocco who asks: What is the ruling on declaring someone an innovator who does not affirm the attribute of running (harwalah)?
The Shaykh:
Declaring him an innovator.
The questioner:
What is the ruling on declaring someone an innovator who does not affirm the attribute of running (harwalah) for Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He?
The Shaykh:
No Muslim denies the hadith and the meaning of harwalah, which is hastening. What is meant by harwalah is riding, because he said, "If he comes to me walking, I will go to him running." Does the created being go to his Lord walking? No, its meaning is that he obeys, he obeys Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and draws near to Him. This is the meaning of the hadith. It is not that Allah rides or that Allah runs. Its meaning is that He hastens to His servant with acceptance and forgiveness when the servant turns to Him. We must know the meaning of the hadiths and their contexts. We do not say that harwalah is among the attributes of Allah. This is the speech of an ignorant person who does not know the meaning of the hadith. Yes.
This is a questioner from Morocco who asks: What is the ruling on declaring someone an innovator who does not affirm the attribute of running (harwalah)?
The Shaykh:
Declaring him an innovator.
The questioner:
What is the ruling on declaring someone an innovator who does not affirm the attribute of running (harwalah) for Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He?
The Shaykh:
No Muslim denies the hadith and the meaning of harwalah, which is hastening. What is meant by harwalah is riding, because he said, "If he comes to me walking, I will go to him running." Does the created being go to his Lord walking? No, its meaning is that he obeys, he obeys Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and draws near to Him. This is the meaning of the hadith. It is not that Allah rides or that Allah runs. Its meaning is that He hastens to His servant with acceptance and forgiveness when the servant turns to Him. We must know the meaning of the hadiths and their contexts. We do not say that harwalah is among the attributes of Allah. This is the speech of an ignorant person who does not know the meaning of the hadith. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [372] معنى حديث: "وإن أتاني يمشي أتيته هرولة" - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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