Allah’s attention to the many worshippers at the same time
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah accompany you.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
Allah’s attention to His servant and His response to him do not conflict. In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The Shaykh:
Yes. My friend. Good. There were a large number of people.
The questioner:
The worshippers are performing the prayer. In any one of them, how does Allah face them? A word.
The Shaykh:
As for you, you do not face many people, but Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) is capable of everything, my brother. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) calls upon all the people of the earth and all the people of the heavens at the same time, and their supplications do not differ in His regard (Glorified and Exalted is He). The multitude of supplications, the multitude of supplicants, and the multitude of needs do not confuse Him. You do not compare the Creator to the created. You say the created being cannot face several people, or a row, or ten rows of people at the same time. Yes, this is the case for the created being, but the Creator (Exalted and Majestic is He) is capable of everything.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah accompany you.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
Allah’s attention to His servant and His response to him do not conflict. In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The Shaykh:
Yes. My friend. Good. There were a large number of people.
The questioner:
The worshippers are performing the prayer. In any one of them, how does Allah face them? A word.
The Shaykh:
As for you, you do not face many people, but Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) is capable of everything, my brother. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) calls upon all the people of the earth and all the people of the heavens at the same time, and their supplications do not differ in His regard (Glorified and Exalted is He). The multitude of supplications, the multitude of supplicants, and the multitude of needs do not confuse Him. You do not compare the Creator to the created. You say the created being cannot face several people, or a row, or ten rows of people at the same time. Yes, this is the case for the created being, but the Creator (Exalted and Majestic is He) is capable of everything.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 20 من 36/شرح العقيدة الواسطية (مع الأسئلة)/ألا تأمنوني/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (52:06)
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