The claim of contradiction between Allah’s nearness and His being in the sky
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Question:
This questioner says that some people say: Your statement that Allah is near while He is in the sky contains a contradiction.
Answer:
Is there a contradiction in your view? There is no contradiction. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) is not measured by His creation (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
This questioner says that some people say: Your statement that Allah is near while He is in the sky contains a contradiction.
Answer:
Is there a contradiction in your view? There is no contradiction. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) is not measured by His creation (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية [ صالح الفوزان ] [ 1438هـ ]، الإيمان بما وصف الرسول - صلى الله عليه وسلم - به ربه — islamhouse.com (43:01)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.