Is it permissible to liken the voice of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) to the sound of a chain being dragged?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence the Shaykh, a woman asks and says: Your Eminence the Shaykh, I am confused about likening the voice of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) to the sound of a chain being dragged.
The Shaykh:
This is not likening the voice of Allah; this is likening the revelation, the descent of the revelation, likening the descent of the revelation. Allah knows best. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
The descent, the descent of the revelation. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence the Shaykh, a woman asks and says: Your Eminence the Shaykh, I am confused about likening the voice of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) to the sound of a chain being dragged.
The Shaykh:
This is not likening the voice of Allah; this is likening the revelation, the descent of the revelation, likening the descent of the revelation. Allah knows best. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
The descent, the descent of the revelation. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [73 /84] أشكل علي تشبيه صوت الله عز وجل بصوت جر السلسلة؟ | الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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