Exegesis of "closeness" in the hadith "Be gentle with yourselves"
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you, is it not correct to interpret "closeness" in the hadith "Be gentle with yourselves" as closeness of encompassing, hearing, and sight, based on the context, which is His saying: "You are only calling a Hearing, Seeing [One]"?
Answer:
Has anyone said anything other than this? That "closeness" means closeness of encompassing, hearing, sight, and knowledge? No one says anything other than this. It is not closeness of essence, meaning that He is mixed with people. Only those who hold the doctrine of indwelling (hulul) say that.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you, is it not correct to interpret "closeness" in the hadith "Be gentle with yourselves" as closeness of encompassing, hearing, and sight, based on the context, which is His saying: "You are only calling a Hearing, Seeing [One]"?
Answer:
Has anyone said anything other than this? That "closeness" means closeness of encompassing, hearing, sight, and knowledge? No one says anything other than this. It is not closeness of essence, meaning that He is mixed with people. Only those who hold the doctrine of indwelling (hulul) say that.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 20 من 36/شرح العقيدة الواسطية (مع الأسئلة)/ألا تأمنوني/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (57:44)
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