How to reconcile Allah’s rising above the Throne with what is reported that He turns His face toward the one praying?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: How do you reconcile the fact that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) is established above His Throne with what is reported that He turns His face toward the one praying while He is on His Throne? He turns His face while He is on His Throne, (Glorified and Exalted is He). Allah is not compared to His creation. Allah is not compared to His creation. He turns His face however He wills, (Glorified and Exalted is He), and He is the One capable of all things.
Answer:
Yes, this is a question about the manner (how), and we do not know the manner, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: How do you reconcile the fact that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) is established above His Throne with what is reported that He turns His face toward the one praying while He is on His Throne? He turns His face while He is on His Throne, (Glorified and Exalted is He). Allah is not compared to His creation. Allah is not compared to His creation. He turns His face however He wills, (Glorified and Exalted is He), and He is the One capable of all things.
Answer:
Yes, this is a question about the manner (how), and we do not know the manner, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، كيف الجمع بين استواء الله على العرش وما ورد أنه ينصب وجهه للمصلي؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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