Statement: Allah is in every place, and the meaning of this is that He is the God in the heavens

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Question:
I follow you, may Allah reward you, to the mosque. From the letters, some of the common people say that the worship of Allah is in every place, or that Allah is present in every place without wanting to.

Answer:
It is not permissible to say this, that Allah is in every place. This is the statement of the Jahmiyyah, and may Allah protect us from it; this is disbelief. Rather, it is said that Allah is in the sky, as Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said

Do you feel secure that He who [holds authority] in the heaven

أَأَمِنتُم مَّن فِي السَّمَاءِ

[Al-Mulk 67:16]

He rose above the Throne

And He is the subjugator over His servants

وَهُوَ الْقَاهِرُ فَوْقَ عِبَادِهِ

[Al-An'am 6:18]

, so it is said that Allah is in the height, and His knowledge is in every place. For this reason, He (Exalted and Majestic is He) said

Indeed, from Allah nothing is hidden in the earth nor in the heaven.

إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَخْفَىٰ عَلَيْهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ

[Ali 'Imran 3:5]

. And as for His saying, the Exalted, and

It is He who forms you

هُوَ الَّذِي يُصَوِّرُكُمْ فِي

[Ali 'Imran 3:6]

in the sky is a deity and in the earth is a deity, its meaning is the one who is worshipped. The word 'deity' means the one who is worshipped. That is, Allah is worshipped in the sky by the angels, and worshipped in the earth by His believing servants. Yes.

Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 15 من 15 / شرح أصول الإيمان / التجوز في القول وترك التكلف والتنطع/ صالح الفوزان / العقيدة — youtube.com (43:57)

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