What is the basis for Muhammad al-Amin al-Shanqiti’s refutation of those who claim to have ascended to the moon, using the statement of Allah the Exalted: “And He made the moon in them a light”?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Among the evidence cited by Shaykh Muhammad al-Amin al-Shanqiti (may Allah have mercy on him) to refute those who claimed to have ascended to the surface of the moon is His saying, “And He made the moon in them a light.” He stated that it is a light in the seven heavens, not only in the lowest heaven. What is the ruling on this?
Answer:
I do not know what the basis is, or rather, what the refutation is in this matter. I do not know.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Among the evidence cited by Shaykh Muhammad al-Amin al-Shanqiti (may Allah have mercy on him) to refute those who claimed to have ascended to the surface of the moon is His saying, “And He made the moon in them a light.” He stated that it is a light in the seven heavens, not only in the lowest heaven. What is the ruling on this?
Answer:
I do not know what the basis is, or rather, what the refutation is in this matter. I do not know.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2704- 4717] ما وجه رد محمد الأمين الشنقيطي على من يزعم أنه صعد القمر بقول ﷻ ﴿وجعل القمر فيهن نورا﴾؟ — youtube.com
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