The Meaning of Allah’s Accompaniment and the Response to the Claim of Figurative Interpretation
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The questioner:
May Allah bless you. There are two types of accompaniment.
The Shaykh:
[It is] for those who fear and those who draw near, in general. Yes. That is to say, the accompaniment of care, protection, and support is for His awliya (close friends of Allah), and the accompaniment of knowledge and encompassing awareness is for all creation, (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
The questioner:
This accompaniment, O Shaykh, some people among the people of the Sunnah interpret it figuratively.
The Shaykh:
No, it is not by way of figurative interpretation; this is a report of the reality that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) intended. Yes.
The questioner:
By the verses, you mean.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
May Allah bless you. There are two types of accompaniment.
The Shaykh:
[It is] for those who fear and those who draw near, in general. Yes. That is to say, the accompaniment of care, protection, and support is for His awliya (close friends of Allah), and the accompaniment of knowledge and encompassing awareness is for all creation, (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
The questioner:
This accompaniment, O Shaykh, some people among the people of the Sunnah interpret it figuratively.
The Shaykh:
No, it is not by way of figurative interpretation; this is a report of the reality that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) intended. Yes.
The questioner:
By the verses, you mean.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 77 - معنى معية الله تعالى والرد على دعوى التأويل - فوائد من شرح كتاب الاستقامة — youtube.com
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