Interpretation of Istiwa' as Control
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Question:
This questioner says: What is your opinion, Honorable Shaykh, of the one who interprets the saying of Allah the Exalted,[Taha 20:5], as a metaphor for the ultimate control?
Answer:
This is invalid. He rose above the Throne with a true rising; He is Exalted and High, Blessed and Exalted is He. It does not mean control over all the kingdom, for if that were the case, Allah would be said to have control over the earth as well, and one would say He rose above the earth because He has control over it. This is false speech.
This questioner says: What is your opinion, Honorable Shaykh, of the one who interprets the saying of Allah the Exalted,
The Most Merciful [who is] above the Throne established.
الرَّحْمَٰنُ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ اسْتَوَىٰAnswer:
This is invalid. He rose above the Throne with a true rising; He is Exalted and High, Blessed and Exalted is He. It does not mean control over all the kingdom, for if that were the case, Allah would be said to have control over the earth as well, and one would say He rose above the earth because He has control over it. This is false speech.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/126 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (24:05)
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