What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And We are closer to him than his jugular vein”?
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Question:
In the name of Allah. Your Eminence, the father, the questioner says: Ibn Kathir (may Allah have mercy on him) said in his interpretation of the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Qaf 50:16] As for interpreting it as knowledge, that is only so that the implication of indwelling or union is not necessitated, and both are negated by scholarly consensus. Exalted is Allah and Glorified is He. So what is your comment?
Answer:
The correct view, the correct view, is that Allah is close to His servant, and the angels are also close. Each of them is close to the servant, but the angels are close to him in terms of place. As for Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, He is close to him by His knowledge, and He is above His creation, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.
In the name of Allah. Your Eminence, the father, the questioner says: Ibn Kathir (may Allah have mercy on him) said in his interpretation of the saying of Allah the Exalted:
and We are closer to him than [his] jugular vein
وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ حَبْلِ الْوَرِيدِAnswer:
The correct view, the correct view, is that Allah is close to His servant, and the angels are also close. Each of them is close to the servant, but the angels are close to him in terms of place. As for Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, He is close to him by His knowledge, and He is above His creation, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [149] ما المراد بقوله تعالى:﴿ونحْن أقْرب إليْه من حبْل الْوريد﴾؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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