A Response to Those Who Said: The Meaning of "And Your Lord Came" Is "And the Command of Your Lord Came"
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The questioner : What do you say about a man who, regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted [Al-Fajr 89:22]. [Al-Fajr 89:22], said: "And the command of your Lord came."
The Shaykh : Bandar, you are a denier of the divine attributes. So, did he deny the text or did he deny Allah? By Allah, he denied the text and he denied Allah. So, what did he deny Allah of?
The questioner : May Allah preserve you from what has come in reality.
The Shaykh : You have done well. He denied Allah of what has come in reality. He denied the text; he distorted it. He distorted it, so he denied its intended meaning, because the intended meaning of the text "And Your Lord Came" is that Allah the Mighty and Majestic Himself came. So, if he says "the command of your Lord came," he has denied the text of its intended meaning. Is that clear?
And your Lord has come and the angels, rank upon rank,
وَجَاءَ رَبُّكَ وَالْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّاAnd your Lord has come and the angels, rank upon rank,
وَجَاءَ رَبُّكَ وَالْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّاThe Shaykh : Bandar, you are a denier of the divine attributes. So, did he deny the text or did he deny Allah? By Allah, he denied the text and he denied Allah. So, what did he deny Allah of?
The questioner : May Allah preserve you from what has come in reality.
The Shaykh : You have done well. He denied Allah of what has come in reality. He denied the text; he distorted it. He distorted it, so he denied its intended meaning, because the intended meaning of the text "And Your Lord Came" is that Allah the Mighty and Majestic Himself came. So, if he says "the command of your Lord came," he has denied the text of its intended meaning. Is that clear?
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، [96] الرد على من قال: معنى "وجاء ربك" أي وجاء أمر ربك - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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