Refuting the evidence of those who say that Allah is in every place?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: The existentialists cite these two verses as evidence, namely His saying, the Exalted:[Al-Hadid 57:4] and His saying: [Az-Zukhruf 43:84], to prove that Allah is in every place. What is the correct interpretation of them?
The Shaykh:
The correct interpretation of them is what the exegetes said:[Az-Zukhruf 43:84] meaning the one worshipped, the deity, meaning the one worshipped in the heavens and the one worshipped on earth, and not His Essence is on earth. Exalted is Allah above that. But the one worshipped is in the heavens and the one worshipped is on earth.
The questioner:
[Al-Hadid 57:4].
The Shaykh:
He is with you by His knowledge, not by His Essence. He is with you by His knowledge and His encompassing, Blessed and Exalted is He. Yes, so it is a companionship of knowledge and encompassing. There are two types of companionship: a general companionship for all people, the believer and the disbeliever, and all of the grave. General companionship means encompassing and knowledge of their conditions, their deeds, and their actions. And a special companionship for the people of faith, with them by His victory, His support, and His assistance. He said:[Taha 20:46]. I hear and I see. He said to Musa and Harun (peace be upon them both). Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: The existentialists cite these two verses as evidence, namely His saying, the Exalted:
and He is with you wherever you are
وَهُوَ مَعَكُمْ أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُمْAnd it is Allah who is [the only] deity in the heaven, and on the earth [the only] deity
وَهُوَ الَّذِي فِي السَّمَاءِ إِلَٰهٌ وَفِي الْأَرْضِ إِلَٰهٌThe Shaykh:
The correct interpretation of them is what the exegetes said:
And it is Allah who is [the only] deity in the heaven, and on the earth [the only] deity
وَهُوَ الَّذِي فِي السَّمَاءِ إِلَٰهٌ وَفِي الْأَرْضِ إِلَٰهٌThe questioner:
and He is with you wherever you are
وَهُوَ مَعَكُمْ أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُمْThe Shaykh:
He is with you by His knowledge, not by His Essence. He is with you by His knowledge and His encompassing, Blessed and Exalted is He. Yes, so it is a companionship of knowledge and encompassing. There are two types of companionship: a general companionship for all people, the believer and the disbeliever, and all of the grave. General companionship means encompassing and knowledge of their conditions, their deeds, and their actions. And a special companionship for the people of faith, with them by His victory, His support, and His assistance. He said:
Indeed, I am with you both; I hear and I see.
إِنَّنِي مَعَكُمَا أَسْمَعُ وَأَرَىٰ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، نقض أدلة من يقول بأن الله في كل مكان؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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