The Two Verses of “The Face of Allah” and the Verses of Attributes
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In His saying, the Exalted:[Al-Insan 76:9] and also His saying, the Exalted: [Al-Baqarah 2:115] Are these two verses among the verses of the attributes?
Answer:
Yes. And “the Face of Allah” — it is said that its meaning is as in the hadith: It is also said that “the Face of Allah” here means the direction, i.e., the direction to which Allah has prescribed facing in prayer, for “face” is used to mean direction.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In His saying, the Exalted:
We feed you only for the countenance of Allah
إِنَّمَا نُطْعِمُكُمْ لِوَجْهِ اللَّهِSo wherever you [might] turn, there is the Face of Allah
فَأَيْنَمَا تُوَلُّوا فَثَمَّ وَجْهُ اللَّهِAnswer:
Yes. And “the Face of Allah” — it is said that its meaning is as in the hadith:
Indeed, Allah sets His Face before the face of the one praying.
إن الله ينصب وجهه قبل وجه المصلي.Indeed, Allah sets His Face before the face of the one praying.
إن الله ينصب وجهه قبل وجه المصلي.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب رفع الصوت بالأذان — islamhouse.com (1:16:22)
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