The ruling on affirming shadow for Allah the Exalted
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding his saying (peace and blessings be upon him)Muwatta Malik 51:14 Is this hadith like the hadiths of the attributes, such that shadow is affirmed for Allah? Or is it an honorific addition, as it is said "the House of Allah"? And by Allah, my brother, I am not one to speak of this; what has come regarding the attributes and the words of the imams is the affirmation of shadow for Allah, meaning
Answer:
Yes, it is an attribute, but it is affirmed as it came in the hadith, and we do not inquire into its nature.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding his saying (peace and blessings be upon him)
whom Allah will shade in His shade on the day on which there is no shade except His shade
يظلهم الله في ظله يوم لا ظل إلا ظلهAnswer:
Yes, it is an attribute, but it is affirmed as it came in the hadith, and we do not inquire into its nature.
Source
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