What is your opinion of this statement: the successors of Allah on earth, meaning people?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is your opinion of this statement: the successors of Allah on earth, meaning people?
Answer:
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) refutes those who say that Adam was a successor to Allah. Allah has no successor. A successor is only appointed for an absent person. A successor is only appointed for an absent person. And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) is with us by His knowledge and power; He does not become absent, nor does He (Glorified and Exalted is He). So He is with His servants by encompassing knowledge, victory, and support.
A successor means one who comes after a predecessor, because there were creatures on earth before Adam, so he is a successor to those before him,[An-Naml 27:62] meaning you succeed one another. As for Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), He has no successor; rather, He is the Successor, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan an-Nasa'i 5501Hasan (Darussalam) So Allah is the Successor.
And he said regarding the Dajjal: "If he appears while I am among you, I will be his adversary; otherwise, Allah is my successor over every Muslim." Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is your opinion of this statement: the successors of Allah on earth, meaning people?
Answer:
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) refutes those who say that Adam was a successor to Allah. Allah has no successor. A successor is only appointed for an absent person. A successor is only appointed for an absent person. And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) is with us by His knowledge and power; He does not become absent, nor does He (Glorified and Exalted is He). So He is with His servants by encompassing knowledge, victory, and support.
A successor means one who comes after a predecessor, because there were creatures on earth before Adam, so he is a successor to those before him,
and makes you inheritors of the earth
وَيَجْعَلُكُمْ خُلَفَاءَ الْأَرْضِAllahumma, antas-sahibu fis-safari wal-khalifatu fil-ahli
اللهم أنت الصاحب في السفر والخليفة في الأهلAnd he said regarding the Dajjal: "If he appears while I am among you, I will be his adversary; otherwise, Allah is my successor over every Muslim." Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [111 -1024] ما رأيكم في هذا القول خلفاء الله في الأرض، يعني الناس؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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