The ruling on saying: “We have not seen Allah, but we have come to know Him through reason”
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Regarding the common saying, “We have not seen Allah, but we have come to know Him through reason,” is this statement correct?
Answer:
Its meaning is correct, yes, its meaning is correct, that we have believed in Allah without seeing Him, but rather we relied on the evidence that pointed us to Him, which are the evidence of the universe and creation, and the evidence of revelation, the Qur'an and the divine inspiration. So we have believed in Him as part of faith in the unseen, faith in the unseen, relying on the definitive, certain proofs from the universe and those revealed to the messengers. No one sees Allah in this worldly life; He is only seen in the Hereafter, (Glorified and Exalted is He).
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Regarding the common saying, “We have not seen Allah, but we have come to know Him through reason,” is this statement correct?
Answer:
Its meaning is correct, yes, its meaning is correct, that we have believed in Allah without seeing Him, but rather we relied on the evidence that pointed us to Him, which are the evidence of the universe and creation, and the evidence of revelation, the Qur'an and the divine inspiration. So we have believed in Him as part of faith in the unseen, faith in the unseen, relying on the definitive, certain proofs from the universe and those revealed to the messengers. No one sees Allah in this worldly life; He is only seen in the Hereafter, (Glorified and Exalted is He).
Source
قول العامة : "عرفنا الله بالعقل" — alfawzan.live
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