The one who drew near and hung low: Jibril (peace be upon him) drew near and hung low until the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) saw him
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Q4: And he says: The reality of the saying of Allah the Exalted: [An-Najm 53:8] is: that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is not distinct from Allah the Exalted, so do not assume that there were two existences; rather, what he (peace and blessings be upon him) saw was only himself. So please inform us about that.
Volume 4: The correct view is that it was Jibril (peace be upon him) who came near and descended, until the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw him, as the report from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is authentic in this regard. Whoever claims that it was Allah the Exalted who came near and descended has committed a grave error. Furthermore, the claim that there are not two existences, and that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) saw nothing in that moment but himself (the doctrine of the unity of existence), is explicit disbelief, as mentioned previously. Finally, it becomes clear from the preceding answers that whoever holds the aforementioned views
in the questions is not upon the truth, but upon falsehood, and he is not a believer, let alone one of the people of the Sunnah and the community ; rather, he is a disbeliever who has apostatized from the religion of Islam if he claimed to be a Muslim. And success is from Allah. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Then he approached and descended
ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّىVolume 4: The correct view is that it was Jibril (peace be upon him) who came near and descended, until the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw him, as the report from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is authentic in this regard. Whoever claims that it was Allah the Exalted who came near and descended has committed a grave error. Furthermore, the claim that there are not two existences, and that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) saw nothing in that moment but himself (the doctrine of the unity of existence), is explicit disbelief, as mentioned previously. Finally, it becomes clear from the preceding answers that whoever holds the aforementioned views
in the questions is not upon the truth, but upon falsehood, and he is not a believer, let alone one of the people of the Sunnah and the community ; rather, he is a disbeliever who has apostatized from the religion of Islam if he claimed to be a Muslim. And success is from Allah. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
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