The Difference Between the Jews’ Question About Seeing Allah and Moses’ Question (peace be upon him)
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Question:
He says: May Allah reward you. When the Jews asked and said, “Show us Allah openly,” the thunderbolt struck them for their wrongdoing. But when Moses asked that, it was not considered wrongdoing. What is the difference between the two?
Answer:
The Jews said this as a challenge to Moses (peace be upon him), whereas Moses said it out of love for Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and desire for Him. So there is a difference between this and that. Yes.
He says: May Allah reward you. When the Jews asked and said, “Show us Allah openly,” the thunderbolt struck them for their wrongdoing. But when Moses asked that, it was not considered wrongdoing. What is the difference between the two?
Answer:
The Jews said this as a challenge to Moses (peace be upon him), whereas Moses said it out of love for Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and desire for Him. So there is a difference between this and that. Yes.
Source
السلفية حقيقتها وسماتها — alfawzan.live (1:08:53)
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