Is it permissible to say: the successor of Allah?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The questioner asks: Is it permissible to say the successor of Allah, because some...
The Shaykh:
I do not know if it is permissible to say the successor of Allah. Allah has no successor. But Allah is the Successor. "O Allah, You are the Companion in travel and the Successor among the family." Allah is the Successor, and none succeeds Allah the Exalted. Yes. The phrase "successor of Allah" is a mistake; Allah has no successor.
And as for His saying, the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:30], meaning a successor to those who came before him on the face of the earth from among the creation, namely Adam (peace be upon him). He is not a successor to Allah, and he is [Al-An'am 6:165], yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
The questioner:
The questioner says:
The Shaykh:
[Al-A'raf 7:129] The caliph is the one who comes after the one who preceded him.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The questioner asks: Is it permissible to say the successor of Allah, because some...
The Shaykh:
I do not know if it is permissible to say the successor of Allah. Allah has no successor. But Allah is the Successor. "O Allah, You are the Companion in travel and the Successor among the family." Allah is the Successor, and none succeeds Allah the Exalted. Yes. The phrase "successor of Allah" is a mistake; Allah has no successor.
And as for His saying, the Exalted:
Indeed, I will make upon the earth a successive authority
إِنِّي جَاعِلٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ خَلِيفَةًwho has made you successors upon the earth and has raised some of you above others in degrees
الَّذِي جَعَلَكُمْ خَلَائِفَ الْأَرْضِ وَرَفَعَ بَعْضَكُمْ فَوْقَ بَعْضٍ دَرَجَاتٍThe presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
The questioner:
The questioner says:
The Shaykh:
Perhaps your Lord will destroy your enemy and grant you succession in the land and see how you will do."
عَسَىٰ رَبُّكُمْ أَن يُهْلِكَ عَدُوَّكُمْ وَيَسْتَخْلِفَكُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَيَنظُرَ كَيْفَ تَعْمَلُونَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [224 -939] هل يجوز أن يقال: خليفة الله؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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