Is one who interprets the saying "Allah hears the one who praises Him" in the prayer to mean "response" considered to be engaging in figurative interpretation?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is one who interprets the saying "Allah hears the one who praises Him" in the prayer to mean "response" considered to be engaging in figurative interpretation?
Answer:
No, this is the correct meaning, because "Allah hears the one who praises Him" is not among the verses of the attributes, nor is it among the evidence for the attributes. Therefore, it is followed by the preposition "lam" (to). It is followed by "lam." If "hears" meant hearing a sound, the "lam" would not have been used; it would have said "Allah hears whom? The one who praises Him." But "for the one who praises Him" means "He responded." Is this not figurative interpretation? Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is one who interprets the saying "Allah hears the one who praises Him" in the prayer to mean "response" considered to be engaging in figurative interpretation?
Answer:
No, this is the correct meaning, because "Allah hears the one who praises Him" is not among the verses of the attributes, nor is it among the evidence for the attributes. Therefore, it is followed by the preposition "lam" (to). It is followed by "lam." If "hears" meant hearing a sound, the "lam" would not have been used; it would have said "Allah hears whom? The one who praises Him." But "for the one who praises Him" means "He responded." Is this not figurative interpretation? Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [799 -1024] هل من فسر قول: "سمع الله لمن حمده" في الصلاة بأنها بمعنى الاستجابة يكون مؤولاً؟ — youtube.com
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