Praise of Allah of Himself in Eternity
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Question:
I hope you will correct the validity of this statement: "Because Allah knew that the servants do not praise Him with the due praise for the evidence of His blessings, He praised Himself in Eternity by compulsion to obtain it for them and on their behalf."
Answer:
"On their behalf," I do not know. But Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, praised Himself. There is no doubt that in the Qur'an, "Praise is to Allah" appears in many surahs, and He, Exalted is He, praised Himself and gave praise. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saidJami` at-Tirmidhi 3493Sahih (Darussalam). So no one praises Allah with the complete praise for His blessings except He, Blessed and Exalted is He. As for the servants, they are deficient; no matter how much they praise Him, they are deficient in His right, Blessed and Exalted is He. Yes.
I hope you will correct the validity of this statement: "Because Allah knew that the servants do not praise Him with the due praise for the evidence of His blessings, He praised Himself in Eternity by compulsion to obtain it for them and on their behalf."
Answer:
"On their behalf," I do not know. But Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, praised Himself. There is no doubt that in the Qur'an, "Praise is to Allah" appears in many surahs, and He, Exalted is He, praised Himself and gave praise. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said
I cannot count Your praises. You are as You have praised Yourself
لا أحصي ثناء عليك أنت كما أثنيت على نفسك
Source
شرح الكافية الشافية في الانتصار للفرقة الناجية [ القصيدة النونية ] [ صالح الفوزان ]، فصل : في رغبة قائلها إلى من يقف عليها من أهل العلم والإيمان أن يتجرد إلى الله ويحكم عليها بما يوجبه الدليل والبرهان — islamhouse.com (46:11)
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