How to respond to one who interprets the saying of Allah the Exalted: (Everything is perishing except His Face) by saying: except His Essence
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Question:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, asks: How should one respond to the one who says regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted[Al-Qasas 28:88] that it means “except His Essence”? This is because if we do not interpret “Face” as “Essence,” the verse would indicate that the rest of the Essence perishes, except the Face. How should one respond to this doubt?
Answer:
This is a false statement regarding Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He,[Al-Qasas 28:88], and this includes the Essence of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He; it includes the Essence of Allah, Mighty and Majestic. Therefore, it is not said that only His Face remains, meaning that the Essence perishes. This is a false statement, and a Muslim does not say it. Only one who follows his own desire says this, may Allah protect us from that. Yes.
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, asks: How should one respond to the one who says regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted
Everything will be destroyed except His Face
كُلُّ شَيْءٍ هَالِكٌ إِلَّا وَجْهَهُAnswer:
This is a false statement regarding Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He,
Everything will be destroyed except His Face
كُلُّ شَيْءٍ هَالِكٌ إِلَّا وَجْهَهُ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [500 -1024] كيف الجواب على من فسر قوله تعالى: (كل شيء هالك إلا وجه) قال: إلا ذاته.. — youtube.com
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