Using analogies to clarify the creed, and the statement: "And to Allah belongs the highest example"
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The questioner:
The questioner says: I testify to Allah of my love for you. If I want to use illustrative analogies to help people understand matters concerning Allah, am I required to say "And to Allah belongs the highest example"?
The Shaykh:
If you want to clarify an analogy for people that establishes the creed, there is no harm in saying[An-Nahl 16:60], just as Allah, Glorified and Exalted, mentioned: "Do you have from what your right hands possess [Ar-Rum 30:28] [Ar-Rum 30:28] in what We have provided for you?" When they said, "Here we are! You have no partner except a partner that is yours; you own it and what it owns," Allah, Glorified and Exalted, revealed: "Do you have from what your right hands possess, from what your right hands possess, any partners in what We have provided for you? Are you content that your slaves share with you in your possessions?"
If this is not permissible regarding the created being, then it is not permissible regarding the Creator, a fortiori.
The questioner:
Allah the Exalted said in the Qudsi Hadith: "O My servant,Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3540Hasan (Darussalam)."
The Shaykh:
Glorified and Exalted is He,[Ar-Rum 30:27]. This is also an instance of using an analogy. Whoever is capable of creating something for the first time without a prior example is capable of recreating it, a fortiori. Although Allah is capable in all circumstances, this is in the context of using an analogy. Therefore, He said: [An-Nahl 16:60].
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner says: I testify to Allah of my love for you. If I want to use illustrative analogies to help people understand matters concerning Allah, am I required to say "And to Allah belongs the highest example"?
The Shaykh:
If you want to clarify an analogy for people that establishes the creed, there is no harm in saying
and for Allah is the highest attribute
وَلِلَّهِ الْمَثَلُ الْأَعْلَىٰHe presents to you an example
ضَرَبَ لَكُم مَّثَلًاfrom yourselves. Do you have among those whom your right hands possess any partners
مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ هَل لَّكُم مِّن مَّا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُكُم مِّن شُرَكَاءَIf this is not permissible regarding the created being, then it is not permissible regarding the Creator, a fortiori.
The questioner:
Allah the Exalted said in the Qudsi Hadith: "O My servant,
If you came to me with sins nearly as great as the earth
لَوْ أَتَيْتَنِي بِقُرَابِ الأَرْضِ خَطَايَاThe Shaykh:
Glorified and Exalted is He,
And it is He who begins creation; then He repeats it, and that is [even] easier for Him. To Him belongs the highest attribute
وَهُوَ الَّذِي يَبْدَأُ الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُ وَهُوَ أَهْوَنُ عَلَيْهِ وَلَهُ الْمَثَلُ الْأَعْلَىٰand for Allah is the highest attribute
وَلِلَّهِ الْمَثَلُ الْأَعْلَىٰThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
شرح الكافية الشافية في الانتصار للفرقة الناجية [ القصيدة النونية ] [ صالح الفوزان ]، فصل : في بيان حقيقة الإلحاد في أسماء رب العالمين، وذكر انقسام الملحدين — islamhouse.com (39:23)
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