The Meaning of Looking and Waiting in Allah’s Saying: “Wait for Us”
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Question:
My brothers, may Allah preserve you, you mentioned the saying of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, regarding the angels: “Look at us.” The word “look” does not mean to look with the eyes. If the intended meaning is to wait, then it would be “wait for us” or “wait a little.”
Answer:
My brother, no, no. “Look at us” means “wait for us.”[Al-Baqarah 2:210]? That is, they do not wait and expect anything except the Hour and the coming of Allah to judge between His servants. Yes.
My brothers, may Allah preserve you, you mentioned the saying of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, regarding the angels: “Look at us.” The word “look” does not mean to look with the eyes. If the intended meaning is to wait, then it would be “wait for us” or “wait a little.”
Answer:
My brother, no, no. “Look at us” means “wait for us.”
Do they await but that Allah should come to them
هَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا أَن يَأْتِيَهُمُ اللَّهُ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 7من13/شرح لمعة الاعتقاد/عقيدة/من قوله تعالى كهعيص /الشيخ صالح الفوزان/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:02:26)
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