The Meaning of the Statement of Allah the Exalted: He Knows the Secret and What Is More Hidden
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding His statement, the Exalted:[Taha 20:7]
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
Regarding His statement, the Exalted and Most High: He knows the secret and what is more hidden.
The Shaykh:
The secret is what is in the soul of hidden thoughts, where one may think to himself that he will do such and such, whether good or not good. Allah knows it and will hold him accountable for it. As for what is more hidden than the secret, Allah knows best. This affirms that Allah is all-encompassing of creation; He knows even what they keep secret and what is more hidden than the secret. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding His statement, the Exalted:
He knows the secret and what is [even] more hidden.
يَعْلَمُ السِّرَّ وَأَخْفَىThe Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
Regarding His statement, the Exalted and Most High: He knows the secret and what is more hidden.
The Shaykh:
The secret is what is in the soul of hidden thoughts, where one may think to himself that he will do such and such, whether good or not good. Allah knows it and will hold him accountable for it. As for what is more hidden than the secret, Allah knows best. This affirms that Allah is all-encompassing of creation; He knows even what they keep secret and what is more hidden than the secret. Yes.
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية، العقيدة الواسطية 18-07-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (53:07)
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