What is the most authentic interpretation you have come across regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted: “(upon His Kursi, a body)”?
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The Shaykh : What is the body that was placed upon the Kursi?
Answer: The most authentic thing I have seen is what Imam al-Alusi mentioned in his tafsir, *Ruh al-Ma'ani*: “The body that was placed upon the Kursi is the half of a child.” This is mentioned in an authentic hadith in al-Bukhari, narrated by Abu Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is a lesson from Allah for His chosen, noble prophets that it is obligatory for them to entrust matters to the will of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He), just as it was revealed to our Prophet (may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him): [Al-Kahf 18:23-24] This half, this body, is what was placed upon the throne of Sulayman, and that was the cause of his weeping, his repentance, and his return to his Lord.
Answer: The most authentic thing I have seen is what Imam al-Alusi mentioned in his tafsir, *Ruh al-Ma'ani*: “The body that was placed upon the Kursi is the half of a child.” This is mentioned in an authentic hadith in al-Bukhari, narrated by Abu Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
That Sulayman said: “I will surely go around tonight to a hundred women, and each woman will bring forth a child who will strive in the cause of Allah.” It was said to him: “Say: If Allah wills.” So he was made to forget and did not say it, and none of them brought forth anything except one woman, who brought forth a half of a child.
أن سليمان قال : لَأطوفنَّ الليلة على مئة امرأة ، تأتي كلُّ امرأة بولدٍ يجاهد في سبيل الله ، فقيل له : قل : إن شاء الله ، فنُسِّي ولم يقل ، فلم تأت منهنَّ إلا امرأة واحدة بشقِّ ولد(23) And never say of anything, "Indeed, I will do that tomorrow," (24) Except [when adding], "If Allah wills."
وَلا تَقُولَنَّ لِشَيْءٍ إِنِّي فاعِلٌ ذلِكَ غَدًا * إِلاَّ أَنْ يَشاءَ اللَّهُ
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