The Meaning of the Comparison of Revelation to a Chain on a Smooth Stone
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that it is like a chain on a smooth stone: is it said that he compared the heard to the heard, or how is that?
The Shaykh:
It resembles the voice of the revelation or the voice of Shayban (peace be upon him), and it is not the speech of Allah. Nothing resembles the speech of Allah; rather, it resembles the revelation that the people of the Sunnah hear. As for the speech of Allah, no one can grasp its greatness or its manner except Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
The questioner:
And other than that, O Shaykh, may Allah hasten you.
The Shaykh:
Such as His saying:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2554Sahih (Darussalam). This is a comparison of the vision to the vision, not a comparison of the opinion to the opinion. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that it is like a chain on a smooth stone: is it said that he compared the heard to the heard, or how is that?
The Shaykh:
It resembles the voice of the revelation or the voice of Shayban (peace be upon him), and it is not the speech of Allah. Nothing resembles the speech of Allah; rather, it resembles the revelation that the people of the Sunnah hear. As for the speech of Allah, no one can grasp its greatness or its manner except Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
The questioner:
And other than that, O Shaykh, may Allah hasten you.
The Shaykh:
Such as His saying:
you shall see your Lord as you see the moon
إِنَّكُمْ سَتَرَوْنَ رَبَّكُمْ كَمَا تَرَوْنَ الْقَمَرَ
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شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب قول الله - تعالى - : { حَتَّى إِذَا فُزِّعَ عَنْ قُلُوبِهِمْ قَالُوا مَاذَا قَالَ رَبُّكُمْ قَالُوا الْحَقَّ وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْكَبِيرُ } — islamhouse.com (1:03:30)
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