Is it permissible to say: “Allah descends from His exaltedness to the lowest heaven in a manner befitting His majesty”?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Is the statement of the one who says, “Allah descends from His exaltedness to the lowest heaven in a manner befitting His majesty,” considered invalid, or is it valid? If it is invalid, please explain the aspect of its invalidity.
Answer:
We do not say anything except what has come, and it has not come that Allah descends from His exaltedness. The Messenger did not say it that way; he saidSunan Abi Dawud 4733Sahih (Al-Albani) So we say what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, and we do not add to it the phrase “descends from His exaltedness.” This is to be wary of. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Is the statement of the one who says, “Allah descends from His exaltedness to the lowest heaven in a manner befitting His majesty,” considered invalid, or is it valid? If it is invalid, please explain the aspect of its invalidity.
Answer:
We do not say anything except what has come, and it has not come that Allah descends from His exaltedness. The Messenger did not say it that way; he said
Our lord gets down every night to the heaven of this world when a third night remains
ينزل ربنا إلى سماء الدنيا حين يبقى ثلث الليل الآخر،
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [454 -1024] هل يجوز القول: إن الله ينزل من علوه إلى السماء الدنيا نزولاً يليق بجلاله؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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