What is the meaning of the canopy in the karamah (miracle granted to a righteous person) of Asid ibn Hudhayr (may Allah be pleased with him)?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the meaning of the canopy in the karamah of Asid ibn Hudhayr (may Allah be pleased with him)?
The Shaykh:
The canopy is the cloud that has a shadow[Al-A'raf 7:171]. It means a cloud, a rain cloud.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says:
The Shaykh:
[Al-Baqarah 2:210]. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the meaning of the canopy in the karamah of Asid ibn Hudhayr (may Allah be pleased with him)?
The Shaykh:
The canopy is the cloud that has a shadow
And [mention] when We raised the mountain above them as if it was a dark cloud
وَإِذْ نَتَقْنَا الْجَبَلَ فَوْقَهُمْ كَأَنَّهُ ظُلَّةٌThe presenter:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says:
The Shaykh:
but that Allah should come to them in covers of clouds
إِلَّا أَن يَأْتِيَهُمُ اللَّهُ فِي ظُلَلٍ مِّنَ الْغَمَامِ
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [555 -858] ما معنى الظلة لكرامة أسيد بن حضير رضي الله عنه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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