The ruling on the claim that Allah is present in every place, and the refutation of the argument based on the verse {So wherever you turn, there is the Face of Allah}

The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Many Muslims say that Allah is in every place,

The Shaykh:
We ask Allah for safety.

The questioner:
and they cite evidence.

The Shaykh:
Many Muslims, for the sake of Allah, this is a misguided, deviant sect of the hululiyyah (those who believe in the indwelling of Allah in creation). This hululiyyah is kufr (disbelief). The one who does not purify Allah from filthy places and denies His exaltation above His Throne, above His heavens, is a disbeliever, may Allah protect us from that. This is a disbelieving hululi. It is not that many Muslims hold this belief; rather, it is specifically the hululiyyah who hold it, and they are well known. Yes.

The questioner:
And he says, may Allah preserve you: Do they have any basis in His saying, the Exalted: ?

The Shaykh:
This is in the context of prayer toward the qiblah. This is regarding the qiblah, so He is in front of the one praying, and He is above the heavens and above the Throne, Glorified and Exalted is He.