The statement of one who denies “above” and “below” due to the spherical shape of the earth
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, a man says that the sky surrounds the earth, which is spherical in shape, and therefore we should not use the words “above” and “below” in matters of creed. I do not know much about this.
Answer:
This is misguidance, may Allah protect us from it. We do say “above” and “below.” What is beneath us is below, and what is above us is above. This applies to all sides of the earth, to all sides of the earth from all directions. What is beneath people is below, and what is above people is above. We say this.
Honorable Shaykh, a man says that the sky surrounds the earth, which is spherical in shape, and therefore we should not use the words “above” and “below” in matters of creed. I do not know much about this.
Answer:
This is misguidance, may Allah protect us from it. We do say “above” and “below.” What is beneath us is below, and what is above us is above. This applies to all sides of the earth, to all sides of the earth from all directions. What is beneath people is below, and what is above people is above. We say this.
Source
شرح لمعة الاعتقاد [ صالح الفوزان ]، الإيمان قول وعمل — islamhouse.com (1:07:21)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.