The Ruling on Interpreting the Face as the Essence
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Question:
Some say that the Face may be intended to mean the Essence, and they cite as evidence for this view His saying, Exalted is He:[Al-Qasas 28:88]. Like His saying, “And the Face of your Lord will remain,” there is no difference between them; it affirms the Face for Allah, and that the Face is sometimes intended to mean the Essence.
Answer:
We do not resort to this. We act according to the indication of the wording, and the Face is to be taken in its literal sense, which is that by which one faces another.
Some say that the Face may be intended to mean the Essence, and they cite as evidence for this view His saying, Exalted is He:
Everything will be destroyed except His Face
كُلُّ شَيْءٍ هَالِكٌ إِلَّا وَجْهَهُAnswer:
We do not resort to this. We act according to the indication of the wording, and the Face is to be taken in its literal sense, which is that by which one faces another.
Source
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