The hadith of Allah placing His hand between the shoulders of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you, did the hand being placed on the chest occur during the narration of the Isra' hadith, and what is reported therein about the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that Allah placed His hand on his chest, is this considered likening Allah to creation?
Answer:
No, my brother, this is not in the hadith of the Isra', but rather in a hadith of a dream, a vision that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw it; he saw his Lord (Glorified and Exalted is He) in the vision, and He said so he knew what the highest assembly is disputing about, as in the hadith you will find in the Nawawi Forty and its commentary by al-Hafiz Ibn Rajab, no, in a separate treatise, Bayan al-Ula fi Sharh Hadith "What is the Highest Assembly Disputing About," in a separate treatise, yes, so it is not in the Isra', but rather in the vision, in a vision that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw, and this does not necessitate likening Allah to creation.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you, did the hand being placed on the chest occur during the narration of the Isra' hadith, and what is reported therein about the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that Allah placed His hand on his chest
until he felt the coolness of His fingers
حتى وجد برد أناملهAnswer:
No, my brother, this is not in the hadith of the Isra', but rather in a hadith of a dream, a vision that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw it; he saw his Lord (Glorified and Exalted is He) in the vision, and He said
O Muhammad, what is the highest assembly disputing about? So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah knows best. So the Mighty One (Exalted and Majestic is He) placed His hand between his shoulders until the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) felt the coolness of His fingers,
يا محمد فيم يختصم الملأ الأعلى؟ فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم الله أعلم، فوضع الجبار جل وعلا يده بين كتفيه حتى وجد النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم برد أنامله،
Source
شرح لمعة الاعتقاد [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من قوله : وقد أمرنا بالاقتفاء لآثارهم، والاهتداء بمنارهم — islamhouse.com (1:01:54)
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