Attributing the term "place" to Allah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: Ibn al-Qayyim said, "And Allah is above every place." Is it permissible to say that Allah is in a place?
Answer:
He said: As for Allah, He possesses exaltedness. As for the place, there is a matter of faith regarding it: if the place is such that it encompasses and surrounds Him, and that Allah is inside the universe, then this is false. But if it means that He is elevated above the place, then yes, this is true, because the term "place" has not come in the texts, and we do not ask about it. However, we ask the one who says this what he means by "place." If his intention is that Allah is in a place in the sense that He is inside the cosmos and that He is a thing within a place, this is a false error, and we ask Allah (Mighty and Majestic) for guidance, for Allah is greater than everything. He said, the Exalted: He is not in a state within His creation, and nothing of His creation is in a state within His essence (Glorified and Exalted is He). Therefore, the scholars say that He is distinct from His creation (Glorified and Exalted is He). As for a person who intends by "place" the exaltedness and what is above the created things, then yes, this is true.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, he says: Ibn al-Qayyim said, "And Allah is above every place." Is it permissible to say that Allah is in a place?
Answer:
He said: As for Allah, He possesses exaltedness. As for the place, there is a matter of faith regarding it: if the place is such that it encompasses and surrounds Him, and that Allah is inside the universe, then this is false. But if it means that He is elevated above the place, then yes, this is true, because the term "place" has not come in the texts, and we do not ask about it. However, we ask the one who says this what he means by "place." If his intention is that Allah is in a place in the sense that He is inside the cosmos and that He is a thing within a place, this is a false error, and we ask Allah (Mighty and Majestic) for guidance, for Allah is greater than everything. He said, the Exalted: He is not in a state within His creation, and nothing of His creation is in a state within His essence (Glorified and Exalted is He). Therefore, the scholars say that He is distinct from His creation (Glorified and Exalted is He). As for a person who intends by "place" the exaltedness and what is above the created things, then yes, this is true.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
شرح الكافية الشافية في الانتصار للفرقة الناجية [ القصيدة النونية ] [ صالح الفوزان ]، فصل : في ظهور الفرق المبين بين دعوة الرسل ودعوة المعطلين — islamhouse.com (1:05:30)
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