The Meaning of the Seventy Thousand in the Hadith
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, she says.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the Hadith of the seventy thousand, does it refer to the actual number, or is the intent to indicate a large number?
The Shaykh:
Allah knows best. We affirm it as it came, without saying whether it is a fixed number or not. Allah knows best. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, she says.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the Hadith of the seventy thousand, does it refer to the actual number, or is the intent to indicate a large number?
The Shaykh:
Allah knows best. We affirm it as it came, without saying whether it is a fixed number or not. Allah knows best. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 44 من 52/شرح قاعدة جليلة في التوسل والوسيلة / لا يتطيرون/ صالح الفوزان / العقيدة/ كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:03:37)
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