Using the vision of Musa as evidence for the permissibility of seeing Allah, and the position of the Asha'irah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, Shaykh Ibrahim al-'Azz said that since Allah the Exalted commanded Musa (peace be upon him) to see Him, it is all the more likely that he saw Him. Does this argument indicate that there are scholars who hold this view?
Answer:
This is a false statement. Even if al-'Azz ibn 'Abd al-Salam said it, al-'Azz is in error. Al-'Azz does not affirm many of the attributes because he is an Ash'ari. How can he affirm the vision? I do not think he affirms the vision. The Asha'irah say that Allah is seen, but not in a direction; they deny direction and say He is seen without a direction. Ibn 'Abd al-Salam is an Ash'ari, and his words are not relied upon in this great matter. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, Shaykh Ibrahim al-'Azz said that since Allah the Exalted commanded Musa (peace be upon him) to see Him, it is all the more likely that he saw Him. Does this argument indicate that there are scholars who hold this view?
Answer:
This is a false statement. Even if al-'Azz ibn 'Abd al-Salam said it, al-'Azz is in error. Al-'Azz does not affirm many of the attributes because he is an Ash'ari. How can he affirm the vision? I do not think he affirms the vision. The Asha'irah say that Allah is seen, but not in a direction; they deny direction and say He is seen without a direction. Ibn 'Abd al-Salam is an Ash'ari, and his words are not relied upon in this great matter. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 18 من 36/شرح العقيدة الواسطية (مع الأسئلة)/وجوه يومئذ ناضرة/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:00:19)
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