In his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): “Seven will be shaded by Allah in His shade,” is this hadith among the hadiths of the attributes, such that a shade is affirmed for Allah?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding his sayingMuwatta Malik 51:14 Is this hadith among the hadiths of the attributes, such that a shade is affirmed for Allah, or is it an honorific addition, as is said, “the House of Allah”?
The Shaykh:
By Allah, my brother, we do not investigate this. What has come regarding the attributes and the words of the imams is the affirmation of a shade for Allah, meaning that it is an attribute, but it is affirmed as it came in the hadith, and we do not delve into it. Yes.
The questioner:
They say.
The Shaykh:
Deliberation, meaning investigating this, is a form of deliberation. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding his saying
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'There are seven whom Allah will shade in His shade on the day on which there is no shade except His shade
صلى الله عليه وسلم سبعة يظلهم الله في ظله يوم لا ظل إلا ظلهThe Shaykh:
By Allah, my brother, we do not investigate this. What has come regarding the attributes and the words of the imams is the affirmation of a shade for Allah, meaning that it is an attribute, but it is affirmed as it came in the hadith, and we do not delve into it. Yes.
The questioner:
They say.
The Shaykh:
Deliberation, meaning investigating this, is a form of deliberation. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [847 -1024] في قوله ﷺ: (سبعة يظلهم الله في ظله) هل هذا الحديث من أحاديث الصفات، فيثبت لله الظل؟ — youtube.com
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.