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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The doubt regarding the prohibition of asking about Allah with "where" and the response to it

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Question:
The questioner says: Some of those who deny the attributes raise certain doubts regarding the attribute of elevation, including the claim that it is not permissible to ask about Allah with "where," because "where" is used to ask about place. What is the validity of this?

Answer:
The Messenger, may Allah protect us from such a thing, when he asked the slave girl, "Where is Allah?" would the Messenger be misguided? I ask Allah for safety. The Messenger
He said to her: Where is Allah? She said: He is in the heaven. He said:قال لها أين الله؟ قالت في السماء قال
Sahih Muslim 537a
freed her because she was a believer. So if the Messenger made a mistake in asking, he said, "Where is Allah?" Allah is in the sky, Glorified is He, in the direction of elevation, established above the Throne, as He informed us. Yes, if you deny the place, if you deny the position, the line of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is according to your belief. I ask Allah for safety. Where is this misguidance? Yes. I persist in comedy. And He said
feel secure that He who [holds authority] in the heavenأَمِنتُم مَّن فِي السَّمَاءِ
[Al-Mulk 67:17]
meaning Himself. So Allah is in the sky, Glorified is He, in the elevation above His heavens, established on His Throne. Where would He be? He would be mixed with the creation. This is disbelief, to see that Allah is present in the creation and mixed with the creation. This is a disbeliever, may Allah protect us from it, because he did not purify Allah from mixing with people, and he did not purify Allah from filthy places, shelters, and bathrooms. He says Allah is in every place. We ask Allah for safety.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 26 من 26/تعليق على كتاب تفسير آيات من القرآن الكريم/الهداية بمشيئة الله/صالح الفوزان/التفسير — youtube.com (42:45)

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