What is meant by the saying of Allah the Exalted: "O assembly of jinn and mankind, if you are able to pass through the regions of the heavens and the earth, then pass through them"?
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Question:
The questioner says: It is mentioned in the saying of Allah the Exalted,[Ar-Rahman 55:33] What does that mean?
Answer:
This is on the Day of Resurrection when Allah gathers the creation. When Allah gathers the creation on a single plain, and the angels stand in rows surrounding the creation from all sides, Allah then challenges the jinn and mankind to exit the regions of the heavens and the earth if they are able, but you will not be able to pass through except by authority, meaning by power, and you have no power to do so. This is a matter of challenge, and this is what happens on the Day of Resurrection when Allah gathers the first and the last. Whoever is able to flee will flee. Can anyone be able to exit? If he exits the regions of the heavens and the earth, where does he go? Is there here anything other than the heavens and the earth? Is there a place other than the heavens and the earth? There is no place here. Yes.
The questioner says: It is mentioned in the saying of Allah the Exalted,
O company of jinn and mankind, if you are able to pass beyond the regions of the heavens and the earth, then pass. You will not pass except by authority [from Allah].
يَا مَعْشَرَ الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنسِ إِنِ اسْتَطَعْتُمْ أَن تَنفُذُوا مِنْ أَقْطَارِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ فَانفُذُوا لَا تَنفُذُونَ إِلَّا بِسُلْطَانٍAnswer:
This is on the Day of Resurrection when Allah gathers the creation. When Allah gathers the creation on a single plain, and the angels stand in rows surrounding the creation from all sides, Allah then challenges the jinn and mankind to exit the regions of the heavens and the earth if they are able, but you will not be able to pass through except by authority, meaning by power, and you have no power to do so. This is a matter of challenge, and this is what happens on the Day of Resurrection when Allah gathers the first and the last. Whoever is able to flee will flee. Can anyone be able to exit? If he exits the regions of the heavens and the earth, where does he go? Is there here anything other than the heavens and the earth? Is there a place other than the heavens and the earth? There is no place here. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما المراد بقوله تعالى (يا معشر الجن والإنس إن استطعتم أن تنفذوا من أقطار السموات والأرض) #فتاوى — youtube.com
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