Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “So wherever you turn, there is the Face of Allah”
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Question:
The Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) asked: Is it permissible to say that one who has been forbidden by Allah to believe the people and has a strong inclination to argue based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:115] Did you worship, so I am merciful [Al-Baqarah 2:115]?
Answer:
Wherever you turn, there is the Face of Allah. This verse has several interpretations, and the well-known interpretation is that "Face" here means the direction or intention. Wherever you intend and face in your prayer, wherever you intend and face in your prayer, you have faced the direction, and that is in accordance with the command, in accordance with the command of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. That is, did Allah command you to face the Sacred Mosque?
It is obligatory for you to comply, and your prayer is valid. If Allah commands you to face the Sacred Ka'bah, your prayer is valid. This is in accordance with divine commands. Wherever you turn, wherever Allah commands you, is the face of Allah, meaning the direction that Allah commanded. The "direction" here refers to the "face," which in this context means the direction to which Allah commanded you to turn in prayer. As Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:115] The "face" here refers to the direction to which Allah commanded you to turn in prayer. It was also said that it refers to the Face of Allah, which is one of His attributes, as in the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): "Indeed, Allah sets His Face before the face of the one praying, so when you pray, do not turn your heads." [Al-Baqarah 2:115] That is, Allah (Mighty and Majestic) faces the one praying. [Al-Hashr 59:6] (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
The Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) asked: Is it permissible to say that one who has been forbidden by Allah to believe the people and has a strong inclination to argue based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:
So wherever you [might] turn
فَأَيْنَمَاAnd to Allah belongs the east and the west. So wherever you [might] turn, there is the Face of Allah. Indeed, Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing.
اللَّهِAnswer:
Wherever you turn, there is the Face of Allah. This verse has several interpretations, and the well-known interpretation is that "Face" here means the direction or intention. Wherever you intend and face in your prayer, wherever you intend and face in your prayer, you have faced the direction, and that is in accordance with the command, in accordance with the command of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. That is, did Allah command you to face the Sacred Mosque?
It is obligatory for you to comply, and your prayer is valid. If Allah commands you to face the Sacred Ka'bah, your prayer is valid. This is in accordance with divine commands. Wherever you turn, wherever Allah commands you, is the face of Allah, meaning the direction that Allah commanded. The "direction" here refers to the "face," which in this context means the direction to which Allah commanded you to turn in prayer. As Allah the Exalted said:
And to Allah belongs the east and the west. So wherever you [might] turn, there is the Face of Allah
وَلِلَّهِ الْمَشْرِقُ وَالْمَغْرِبُ فَأَيْنَمَا تُوَلُّوا فَثَمَّ وَجْهُ اللَّهِthere is the Face of Allah
فَثَمَّ وَجْهُ اللَّهِand Allah is over all things competent.
وَاللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Source
القول بأن الله في كل مكان — alfawzan.live
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