Explanation of the Hadith of Our Lord Descending to the Lowest Heaven

Question:
Our dear Shaykh, the questioner says: This is in the hadith . Please explain this hadith to us. Also, this descent, O Shaykh, is it a real descent?

Answer:
Yes, it is a real descent, but it is befitting of the majesty of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, , and He is the Creator of the heavens and the earth, and the Creator of the Throne, so He is able to do everything, and His descent is not measured by the descent of the created beings, rather it is the descent of the Creator, Glorified and Exalted is He, and it is not measured by His creation. So we affirm the descent, and the hadith is authentic and established, indeed it is established by many narrations, and some scholars counted it among the matters that are certain in their establishment; its establishment is certain, and it is mutawatir (mass-transmitted) according to some scholars. So the divine descent is established, and belief in it is part of belief in the creed. So we believe in the descent of Allah to the lowest heaven every night when the last third of the night remains, and we say it is a descent befitting the majesty of Allah, and it is not like our descent from one place to another as some ignorant people imagine, rather we say this is specific to Allah, it is among His actions, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,