The ruling on the one who says that Allah is in every place
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Question:
The Shaykh was asked: Does the one who says that Allah is in every place, choosing to be with His creation, commit disbelief if that is merely in the manner of a human being, without believing in the creation?
Answer:
The one who says this is ruled to be a disbeliever and is given the opportunity to repent. He is considered one of the people of hulul (divine indwelling), and the people of hulul are disbelievers. We have only the apparent to go by. If he speaks in this manner, we ask him to repent; if he repents, well and good, otherwise he is killed. We have only the apparent to go by, as for what is in his heart, only Allah knows it. Yes, he is ruled to be one who engages in ta'wil (figurative interpretation) and is misguided. He is ruled to be one who engages in ta'wil and is misguided. Yes.
The Shaykh was asked: Does the one who says that Allah is in every place, choosing to be with His creation, commit disbelief if that is merely in the manner of a human being, without believing in the creation?
Answer:
The one who says this is ruled to be a disbeliever and is given the opportunity to repent. He is considered one of the people of hulul (divine indwelling), and the people of hulul are disbelievers. We have only the apparent to go by. If he speaks in this manner, we ask him to repent; if he repents, well and good, otherwise he is killed. We have only the apparent to go by, as for what is in his heart, only Allah knows it. Yes, he is ruled to be one who engages in ta'wil (figurative interpretation) and is misguided. He is ruled to be one who engages in ta'wil and is misguided. 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 (1:04:36)
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