Does Allah the Exalted have a body?
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Question : Tell us, Shaykh, about the phrase "sustenance" (rizq), and the utilitarian paths by which they reach their own selves.
Answer : They say: If you affirm that Allah is a body, no one says, "I say that Allah is a body." No one says this. So they say: If you do not say that Allah is a body, you are required to deny these attributes. Can there be a face without a body? How can there be a hand without a body? And so on; they confuse the issue. So I say: I do not affirm that He is a body, out of respect for Allah. But if affirming this attribute necessitates that He is a body, then I say so. However, I have come to know that it does not necessitate that He is a body. The group does not cease to hold that al-Mansur is a body. Yes.
Answer : They say: If you affirm that Allah is a body, no one says, "I say that Allah is a body." No one says this. So they say: If you do not say that Allah is a body, you are required to deny these attributes. Can there be a face without a body? How can there be a hand without a body? And so on; they confuse the issue. So I say: I do not affirm that He is a body, out of respect for Allah. But if affirming this attribute necessitates that He is a body, then I say so. However, I have come to know that it does not necessitate that He is a body. The group does not cease to hold that al-Mansur is a body. Yes.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 122 - هل الله تعالى له جسم؟ شرح تقريب التدمرية - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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