The meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "He begets not, nor was He begotten"
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Question:
His other question says: What is the meaning of the saying of Allah, Mighty and Majestic:[Al-Ikhlas 112:3]?
Answer:
It means He has no beginning, (Glorified and Exalted is He), and no end, and He has no son; because a son is a part of the father, and the son resembles the father, and also the father needs the son, and Allah is free of need from His creation, (Glorified and Exalted is He), He is not in need of a son, yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
His other question says: What is the meaning of the saying of Allah, Mighty and Majestic:
He neither begets nor is born,
لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْAnswer:
It means He has no beginning, (Glorified and Exalted is He), and no end, and He has no son; because a son is a part of the father, and the son resembles the father, and also the father needs the son, and Allah is free of need from His creation, (Glorified and Exalted is He), He is not in need of a son, yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 13 / فتاوى على الهواء - 20 04 1438هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (38:43)
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