Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And His Throne was over the water”
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The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
This is a woman who sent a question to the program, inquiring about the meaning of a noble verse, namely the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He: “And His Throne was over the water.”
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Allah the Exalted said:[Hud 11:7] This water is the ocean that is above the heavens. Above the heavens is an ocean, above the ocean is the Footstool, and above the Footstool is the Throne. In language, the Throne is a bed, but here it refers to the place of Allah’s rising above it, Mighty and Majestic. He said, the Exalted: [As-Sajdah 32:4] The Throne is the greatest of created things, and it is the ceiling of the created things. Above it is the Lord, Exalted and Majestic, having risen above it in a manner befitting His majesty, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
This is a woman who sent a question to the program, inquiring about the meaning of a noble verse, namely the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He: “And His Throne was over the water.”
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Allah the Exalted said:
And it is He who created the heavens and the earth in six days - and His Throne had been upon water
وَهُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ فِي سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ وَكَانَ عَرْشُهُ عَلَى الْمَاءِthen He established Himself above the Throne
ثُمَّ اسْتَوَىٰ عَلَى الْعَرْشِThe presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/266 — archive.org (0:52)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.