What is the relationship of the hadith, “So we built for him a platform of clay and he sat on it,” to the chapter on divine decree?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence the Shaykh, the questioner says: I am confused by the hadith in which it is saidSunan Abi Dawud 4698Sahih (Al-Albani). What is the relationship of this hadith to the chapter on divine decree? May Allah reward you with good?
Answer:
Yes, this involves receiving knowledge and honoring the teacher, and there is nothing wrong with the teacher being in a raised place so that it is more effective for the people. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence the Shaykh, the questioner says: I am confused by the hadith in which it is said
So we built a terrace of soil on which he would take his seat
فبنينا له دكانا من طين فجلس عليهAnswer:
Yes, this involves receiving knowledge and honoring the teacher, and there is nothing wrong with the teacher being in a raised place so that it is more effective for the people. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [51 /84] ما علاقة حديث " فبنينا له دكانا من طينٍ فجلس عليه " باب القدر؟ | الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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