Denying the Exaltation of Allah and His Rising Above His Throne
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Question:
His final question in this letter asks: Is it an error in creed to deny the Exaltation of Allah and His rising above His Throne?
Answer:
Without a doubt, this is among the greatest things that contradict the creed and invalidate the creed. For whoever believes that Allah is with the people, that He is on the earth, and that He is present in the earth and in every place, is a disbeliever. This is hulul (pantheism), and one who holds to hulul is a disbeliever. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, has informed us that He is in the sky, that He has risen above the Throne, and that He is the Subduer above His servants. So Allah, Mighty and Majestic, is in the Exaltation, and He is established above His Throne. It is obligatory to believe in this, and whoever denies this becomes a disbeliever. Yes.
His final question in this letter asks: Is it an error in creed to deny the Exaltation of Allah and His rising above His Throne?
Answer:
Without a doubt, this is among the greatest things that contradict the creed and invalidate the creed. For whoever believes that Allah is with the people, that He is on the earth, and that He is present in the earth and in every place, is a disbeliever. This is hulul (pantheism), and one who holds to hulul is a disbeliever. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, has informed us that He is in the sky, that He has risen above the Throne, and that He is the Subduer above His servants. So Allah, Mighty and Majestic, is in the Exaltation, and He is established above His Throne. It is obligatory to believe in this, and whoever denies this becomes a disbeliever. Yes.
Source
قناة «مؤسسة الدعوة الخيرية»، فتاوى على الهواء 18-12-1434هـ - الفوزان — youtube.com (22:53)
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