What is meant by al-Sa'di's statement regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted: (And He found it setting in a spring of muddy, black water)? Did he see it setting in a spring of water?
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Question:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says regarding the saying of the Exalted and Glorious in Surat al-Kahf:[Al-Kahf 18:86]. Shaykh Ibn Sa'di (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Black; he saw it setting in a spring of water." The question is: Does this mean that he intends that Allah the Exalted... that Allah
Answer:
...it disappears from behind that spring. It is not that it disappears into the spring, but from behind it. It disappears on the horizon from behind the spring. It is an illusion; when you look at the sea, you see the sun setting and you think the sun has set in the sea, but that is not the case because the sea is far away. So this is what the eye sees, and he found it. Therefore, he said "he found it." "He found it" means he found it setting in his eye. Yes.
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says regarding the saying of the Exalted and Glorious in Surat al-Kahf:
he found it [as if] setting in a spring of dark mud
وَجَدَهَا تَغْرُبُ فِي عَيْنٍ حَمِئَةٍAnswer:
...it disappears from behind that spring. It is not that it disappears into the spring, but from behind it. It disappears on the horizon from behind the spring. It is an illusion; when you look at the sea, you see the sun setting and you think the sun has set in the sea, but that is not the case because the sea is far away. So this is what the eye sees, and he found it. Therefore, he said "he found it." "He found it" means he found it setting in his eye. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3883- 4717] ما المراد بقول السعدي عند قوله تعالى:( وجدها تغرب في عين حمئة ) رآها تغرب في عين الماء؟ — youtube.com
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