Does the sun move or is it stationary?
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Question:
The questioner : The brother Abu Muhammad from the Noble Makkah, may Allah greet you. Hello. Listen. I am telling you. He said to me. I am telling you, I am asking about the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Ya-Sin 36:38], so people say that the sun is stationary and it is the earth that revolves. If what people say is correct, what is the meaning of this verse? Okay, another question. First give me this one, and then I will give you the second one. Okay, please, Shaykh.
Answer:
Yes, the sun moves as Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) mentioned. That is as [peace be upon him] said to Nimrod:[Al-Baqarah 2:258] [Al-Baqarah 2:258] This is something observed, and no one denies it except one who is stubbornly arrogant. The sun moves, coming from the east and going to the west, then rising from the east again, and so on. Yes.
The questioner : The brother Abu Muhammad from the Noble Makkah, may Allah greet you. Hello. Listen. I am telling you. He said to me. I am telling you, I am asking about the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And the sun runs [on course] toward its stopping point
وَالشَّمْسُ تَجْرِي لِمُسْتَقَرٍّ لَّهَاAnswer:
Yes, the sun moves as Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) mentioned. That is as [peace be upon him] said to Nimrod:
Abraham said
قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُIndeed, Allah brings up the sun from the east, so bring it up from the west." So the disbeliever was overwhelmed
فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْتِي بِالشَّمْسِ مِنَ الْمَشْرِقِ فَأْتِ بِهَا مِنَ الْمَغْرِبِ فَبُهِتَ الَّذِي كَفَرَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [5167] هل الشمس تجري أو ثابتة؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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