Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "Every thing will perish except His Face"
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: In His saying, the Exalted,[Al-Qasas 28:88], is the Face of Allah the Essence or an attribute? Is the Face of Allah, the Exalted, the Essence or is it an attribute? He says: And does the Essence include it by necessity?
Answer:
And what caused you to ask this question? This is over-exertion, my brother. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said[Al-Qasas 28:88] and He said [Ar-Rahman 55:27], so you affirm this, and Allah has a Face, (Glorified and Exalted is He), and He is the Everlasting One, (Exalted and Majestic is He), with no beginning and no end. Do you believe this? That is sufficient for you, my brother? Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: In His saying, the Exalted,
Everything will be destroyed except His Face
كُلُّ شَيْءٍ هَالِكٌ إِلَّا وَجْهَهُAnswer:
And what caused you to ask this question? This is over-exertion, my brother. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said
Everything will be destroyed except His Face
كُلُّ شَيْءٍ هَالِكٌ إِلَّا وَجْهَهُAnd there will remain the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.
وَيَبْقَىٰ وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ
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المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين [37] — alfawzan.live (1:14:45)
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