The Whisper of the Self, the Unseen, and the Poet’s Statement: “What is not heard is nothing”
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh. This is a long question regarding the statement of the poet (may Allah have mercy on him): “His hearing, Glorified is He, is like sight for everything heard and everything seen.” You said, O Shaykh, that what is not heard and not seen is nothing. So where is the whisper of the self and the Unseen? Allah, Glorified is He, knows everything.
The Shaykh:
The self is nothing, the self is nothing, yes.
The presenter:
It is finished. That is all.
The Shaykh:
That is sufficient.
Honorable Shaykh. This is a long question regarding the statement of the poet (may Allah have mercy on him): “His hearing, Glorified is He, is like sight for everything heard and everything seen.” You said, O Shaykh, that what is not heard and not seen is nothing. So where is the whisper of the self and the Unseen? Allah, Glorified is He, knows everything.
The Shaykh:
The self is nothing, the self is nothing, yes.
The presenter:
It is finished. That is all.
The Shaykh:
That is sufficient.
Source
شرح العقيدة السفارينية [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من الباب الأول في معرفة الله - تعالى - — islamhouse.com (1:04:06)
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