The ruling on asking people: Where is Allah?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, is it prescribed to ask some people, "Where is Allah?" Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked the slave girl.
Answer:
Yes, students of knowledge and people who are aware are asked this question, "Where is Allah?" If he answers with the correct answer and says, "Allah is in the sky," just as the slave girl said, then this is a correct answer. But as for a person who has not delved into these matters, whose fitrah (innate natural disposition) is not sound, it is not appropriate to say this to the common people. This is said to students of knowledge, people who are aware, and those who understand. Yes, or you might say, for example, to small children, "Where is Allah?" while they are small and have not yet known anything. Not everyone is addressed according to the level of their knowledge, their understanding, and their perception. It is done gradually. You do not answer the big questions and throw them at children or at beginner students until they are able to grasp things gradually and have perception, mastery, and understanding of the texts. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, is it prescribed to ask some people, "Where is Allah?" Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked the slave girl.
Answer:
Yes, students of knowledge and people who are aware are asked this question, "Where is Allah?" If he answers with the correct answer and says, "Allah is in the sky," just as the slave girl said, then this is a correct answer. But as for a person who has not delved into these matters, whose fitrah (innate natural disposition) is not sound, it is not appropriate to say this to the common people. This is said to students of knowledge, people who are aware, and those who understand. Yes, or you might say, for example, to small children, "Where is Allah?" while they are small and have not yet known anything. Not everyone is addressed according to the level of their knowledge, their understanding, and their perception. It is done gradually. You do not answer the big questions and throw them at children or at beginner students until they are able to grasp things gradually and have perception, mastery, and understanding of the texts. 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 (1:02:13)
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