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Combining the Two Narrations: “Allah Will Shade Them in His Shade” and “in the Shade of His Throne”

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: The hadith states
There are seven whom Allah will shade in His shadeسبعة يظلهم الله في ظله
Muwatta Malik 51:14
in one narration, and
There are seven whom Allah will shade in His shadeسبعة يظلهم الله في ظل عرشه
Muwatta Malik 51:14
in another. Is the first narration to be understood in light of the second?

Answer:
No. Allah has a shade, and the Throne has a shade. The first narration is not to be understood in light of the second. Yes.
Source شرح العقيدة الواسطية [ صالح الفوزان ] [ 1438هـ ]، الإيمان بأنه قريب مجيب — islamhouse.com (50:01)

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