The Ruling on the Figurative Interpretation of the Verse of the Goodly Reward and the Increase
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The questioner:
It is not only Shaytan who does this; some of the people of knowledge reject the verses that contain the attribute of seeing Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).
The Shaykh:
Some people.
The questioner:
Some of the people of knowledge reject the verses that contain the attribute of seeing Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).
The Shaykh:
There is no doubt. Yes.
The questioner:
They interpret them with interpretations, such as His saying, Exalted is He:[Yunus 10:26] that the intended meaning of the increase is the increase of blessings and relief. So what do we say to them?
The Shaykh:
Praise be to Allah. If they deny the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) found in Sahih Muslim that the increase is seeing Allah, then this is disbelief, and may Allah protect us from it. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) interpreted it, and if the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) interpreted it, then no interpretation by anyone else is ever valid. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) interpreted the increase as the believers seeing their Lord, and the hadith is in Sahih Muslim.
It is not only Shaytan who does this; some of the people of knowledge reject the verses that contain the attribute of seeing Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).
The Shaykh:
Some people.
The questioner:
Some of the people of knowledge reject the verses that contain the attribute of seeing Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).
The Shaykh:
There is no doubt. Yes.
The questioner:
They interpret them with interpretations, such as His saying, Exalted is He:
For them who have done good is the best [reward] and extra
لِّلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا الْحُسْنَىٰ وَزِيَادَةٌThe Shaykh:
Praise be to Allah. If they deny the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) found in Sahih Muslim that the increase is seeing Allah, then this is disbelief, and may Allah protect us from it. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) interpreted it, and if the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) interpreted it, then no interpretation by anyone else is ever valid. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) interpreted the increase as the believers seeing their Lord, and the hadith is in Sahih Muslim.
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