Do we affirm the attribute of shade for Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) based on the hadith: (Seven will be shaded by Allah in His shade . . . ) ?
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The Shaykh : Do you have a question?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : Regarding the hadith of the shade:Muwatta Malik 51:14 Do we affirm the attribute of shade for Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He)?
The Shaykh : The famous hadith; the questioner asks about the famous hadith agreed upon by the two Shaykhs:Muwatta Malik 51:14 and so on. He says: Do we affirm the shade as an attribute of Allah?
We say: I do not believe that, especially since in some narrations of this hadith it is:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1306Sahih (Darussalam), so this is not one of the attributes of Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : Regarding the hadith of the shade:
There are seven whom Allah will shade in His shade on the day on which there is no shade except His shade
سبعةٌ يظلهم الله في ظله يوم لا ظل إلا ظلهThe Shaykh : The famous hadith; the questioner asks about the famous hadith agreed upon by the two Shaykhs:
There are seven whom Allah will shade in His shade on the day on which there is no shade except His shade: a just imam, a youth who grows up worshipping Allah
سبعة يظلهم الله تحت ظله يوم لا ظل إلا ظله، إمام عادل وشاب نشأ في طاعة اللهWe say: I do not believe that, especially since in some narrations of this hadith it is: