What is the ruling on the statement: "Allah is in every place," when the intent is His knowledge, power, and provision?
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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if someone says that Allah is in every place, intending His knowledge, power, and provision, does that make him a disbeliever?
Answer:
In summary, the statement that He is in every place is not found in the Book or the Sunnah. We restrict ourselves to what has come in the Book and the Sunnah. This statement implies the belief in pantheism (that Allah is in all things), so we do not say that He is in every place.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if someone says that Allah is in every place, intending His knowledge, power, and provision, does that make him a disbeliever?
Answer:
In summary, the statement that He is in every place is not found in the Book or the Sunnah. We restrict ourselves to what has come in the Book and the Sunnah. This statement implies the belief in pantheism (that Allah is in all things), so we do not say that He is in every place.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [457 -1024] ما حكم القول: إن الله في كل مكان، وقصده بعلمه وقدرته ورزقه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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