Explanation of the interpretation of istiwaa' as mastery and the statement of the Jahmiyyah
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Question:
Who says that istiwaa' is mastery and seizing, and who says that Allah is with you in every place, what is obligatory upon him? And whether or not, and whether or not, and words he chooses from the cure or from the truth, and whether he should exit the period or not?
Answer:
It has been mentioned previously that the interpretation of istiwaa' by the people of the Sunnah and the community, upon which they agreed, and which is the requirement of the language of the Arabs and the requirement of the Qur'an, is that its meaning is rising above the Throne. As for interpreting it as mastery and subjugation, that is an invalid interpretation. If it were interpreted as mastery, the Throne would not be specific to that, because Allah is master over everything. It would be said: He mastered the wall, He mastered the earth, He mastered the sky, He mastered the sea. This is false speech; its meaning is not ownership and subjugation, because Allah is the Owner of everything, and His ownership is not specific to the Throne. Also, mastering the Throne means that before that, He was not master over it and was being overpowered by it.
It was in the hand of another, and then He mastered it afterwards. This is false speech. So interpreting it as overpowering, subjugation, and mastery, all of this is false, rejected speech.
As for the one who says, "He is with you," meaning mixed with you, this is the speech of the Jahmiyyah. This is the speech of the Jahmiyyah. Whoever says it is a disbeliever, because he denied the rising of Allah above His Throne and did not purify Him from being mixed with His creation. And whoever does that is a disbeliever. Yes.
Who says that istiwaa' is mastery and seizing, and who says that Allah is with you in every place, what is obligatory upon him? And whether or not, and whether or not, and words he chooses from the cure or from the truth, and whether he should exit the period or not?
Answer:
It has been mentioned previously that the interpretation of istiwaa' by the people of the Sunnah and the community, upon which they agreed, and which is the requirement of the language of the Arabs and the requirement of the Qur'an, is that its meaning is rising above the Throne. As for interpreting it as mastery and subjugation, that is an invalid interpretation. If it were interpreted as mastery, the Throne would not be specific to that, because Allah is master over everything. It would be said: He mastered the wall, He mastered the earth, He mastered the sky, He mastered the sea. This is false speech; its meaning is not ownership and subjugation, because Allah is the Owner of everything, and His ownership is not specific to the Throne. Also, mastering the Throne means that before that, He was not master over it and was being overpowered by it.
It was in the hand of another, and then He mastered it afterwards. This is false speech. So interpreting it as overpowering, subjugation, and mastery, all of this is false, rejected speech.
As for the one who says, "He is with you," meaning mixed with you, this is the speech of the Jahmiyyah. This is the speech of the Jahmiyyah. Whoever says it is a disbeliever, because he denied the rising of Allah above His Throne and did not purify Him from being mixed with His creation. And whoever does that is a disbeliever. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 16 من 36/شرح العقيدة الواسطية (مع الأسئلة)/بل رفعه الله إليه/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:00:07)
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