His saying, may He be Exalted: “And man said, ‘What is it?’” Does he say this literally, or by the language of the situation?
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Question:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, asks regarding His saying, Blessed and Exalted is He:[Az-Zalzalah 99:3] Does he say this literally, or by the language of the situation?
Answer:
Why do we interpret it figuratively? Leave it on its apparent meaning. Man said it literally. The default for all speech, the default for all speech, is the literal meaning. How much more so for the speech of Allah, Mighty and Majestic? It is literal.
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, asks regarding His saying, Blessed and Exalted is He:
And man says, "What is [wrong] with it?" -
وَقَالَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا لَهَاAnswer:
Why do we interpret it figuratively? Leave it on its apparent meaning. Man said it literally. The default for all speech, the default for all speech, is the literal meaning. How much more so for the speech of Allah, Mighty and Majestic? It is literal.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4434- 4717] قوله تعالى:(وقال الإنسان ما لها) هل يقول ذلك حقيقة أم بلسان الحال؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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