The Descent of Allah to the Lowest Heaven and the Refutation of Those Who Deny It
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Question:
It is not possible for Him to descend to the lowest heaven by His very essence; for if He were to descend to the earth, His light would burn the earth and the universe. How do we respond to that?
Answer:
Yes, He descends to the earth, to the heaven, the lowest heaven. He descends to the earth, He descends to the ground. No one has said that. And the one who says "No" is a disbeliever. Among them are those who say that He descends on the night of 'Arafah on a donkey, attending with the pilgrims. This is disbelief, may Allah protect us from it. Yes, some of them build a pen and put containers in it, saying, "No, Allah descended on the donkey, so leave it in this pen to eat, and he goes to attend to his needs, and then it eats." I mean, with such great ignorance and mockery to this extent. Glorified and Exalted is He.
Yes, so we affirm that Allah descends to the lowest heaven, and the creation is His creation, the Exalted, and the command is His command. Nothing is beyond His power, and we do not encompass Him in knowledge or stand at His limit. Yes.
It is not possible for Him to descend to the lowest heaven by His very essence; for if He were to descend to the earth, His light would burn the earth and the universe. How do we respond to that?
Answer:
Yes, He descends to the earth, to the heaven, the lowest heaven. He descends to the earth, He descends to the ground. No one has said that. And the one who says "No" is a disbeliever. Among them are those who say that He descends on the night of 'Arafah on a donkey, attending with the pilgrims. This is disbelief, may Allah protect us from it. Yes, some of them build a pen and put containers in it, saying, "No, Allah descended on the donkey, so leave it in this pen to eat, and he goes to attend to his needs, and then it eats." I mean, with such great ignorance and mockery to this extent. Glorified and Exalted is He.
Yes, so we affirm that Allah descends to the lowest heaven, and the creation is His creation, the Exalted, and the command is His command. Nothing is beyond His power, and we do not encompass Him in knowledge or stand at His limit. Yes.
Source
شرح نونية ابن القيم [39] — alfawzan.live
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