The ruling on giving zakah to a needy brother and explaining the meaning of "Allah placed His foot"
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The questioner:
It varies. If he has a needy brother, does he give him zakah?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
Even if he has parents.
The Shaykh:
The brother is in need of him to spend on him.
The questioner:
Yes, up to this point.
The Shaykh:
Or to help him in the house. Peace be upon you.
The questioner:
One of the brothers read that when he is in Hell, does Allah, Glorified and Exalted, place His foot, meaning His foot?
The Shaykh:
This is a correction. Meaning, His foot or His leg, referring to the last group of the assembly. This is ta'wil (figurative interpretation); His foot is the same attribute, because
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
and nothing harms Him, and He is the Creator of everything, and He is our Creator, and it does not harm Him, and nothing else harms Him,
The presenter:
Allah.
The Shaykh:
I say, may Allah reward you. Is it said that the people of kalam (theology) who turned away from Allah and His Messenger interpreted the texts, interpreting Allah's mercy by saying that a group of people are brought before Allah? All of this is false, all activity and birth is false,
The questioner:
He says: Is it not correct to say "al-nafasat" (the women in labor)?
The Shaykh:
As for al-nafs (the soul), it is the Self characterized by attributes. It is said, as He read His soul, He has a soul, as He poured out His soul,
It varies. If he has a needy brother, does he give him zakah?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
Even if he has parents.
The Shaykh:
The brother is in need of him to spend on him.
The questioner:
Yes, up to this point.
The Shaykh:
Or to help him in the house. Peace be upon you.
The questioner:
One of the brothers read that when he is in Hell, does Allah, Glorified and Exalted, place His foot, meaning His foot?
The Shaykh:
This is a correction. Meaning, His foot or His leg, referring to the last group of the assembly. This is ta'wil (figurative interpretation); His foot is the same attribute, because
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
and nothing harms Him, and He is the Creator of everything, and He is our Creator, and it does not harm Him, and nothing else harms Him,
The presenter:
Allah.
The Shaykh:
I say, may Allah reward you. Is it said that the people of kalam (theology) who turned away from Allah and His Messenger interpreted the texts, interpreting Allah's mercy by saying that a group of people are brought before Allah? All of this is false, all activity and birth is false,
The questioner:
He says: Is it not correct to say "al-nafasat" (the women in labor)?
The Shaykh:
As for al-nafs (the soul), it is the Self characterized by attributes. It is said, as He read His soul, He has a soul, as He poured out His soul,
Source
شرح كتاب التوحيد [ الشرح الأول ]، باب قول ما شاء الله وشئت - باب من سب الدهر فقد آذى الله - باب التكني بقاضي القضاة ونحوه - باب احترام أسماء الله تعالى وتغيير الاسم لأجل ذلك — islamhouse.com (25:59)
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