Is it said that Allah mentioned a part but intended the whole in His saying, the Exalted: “And the Face of your Lord will remain, Possessor of Majesty and Honor”?

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Question:
Peace be upon you. Your Eminence, the father, the questioner says: I heard one of them say in the interpretation of Allah’s saying, the Exalted,

And there will remain the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.

وَيَبْقَىٰ وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ

[Ar-Rahman 55:27]

that He mentioned the part and intended the whole, and this is common in the language of the Arabs. Is this correct?

Answer:
There is no need for this. He said that He intended that He mentioned the part and wants the whole, meaning

And there will remain the Face of your Lord

وَيَبْقَىٰ وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ

[Ar-Rahman 55:27]

There is no need for this speech. The Face of your Lord remains as it is, and we describe Allah, Mighty and Majestic, as having a Face that does not resemble the faces of the created beings, as befits His Majesty, in the other verse

Everything will be destroyed except His Face

كُلُّ شَيْءٍ هَالِكٌ إِلَّا وَجْهَهُ

[Al-Qasas 28:88]

, and in the verse of

Blessed is the name of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.

تَبَارَكَ اسْمُ رَبِّكَ ذِي الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ

[Ar-Rahman 55:78]

, in the verse of

And there will remain the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.

وَيَبْقَىٰ وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ

[Ar-Rahman 55:27]

, so Allah established the Face, as He affirmed that for Himself, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.

Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1131- 4717] هل يقال إن الله ذكر البعض وأراد الكل في قوله تعالى:﴿ويبقى وجه ربك ذو الجلال والإكرام﴾؟ — youtube.com

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