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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Continuation of Topic No. (3), regarding the attributes and that they have three matters.

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The questioner : Ibn Kathir (may Allah have mercy on him) says:
The hand of Allah is over their hands يَدُ اللَّهِ فَوْقَ أَيْدِيهِمْ
[Al-Fath 48:10]
; meaning: He is present with them; He hears their words and sees their place, and He knows their inner thoughts and their outward appearances; so He, the Exalted, is the one who makes the covenant through the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), just as He, the Exalted, said:
Indeed, Allah has purchased from the believers إِنَّ اللَّهَ اشْتَرَى مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
the verse?

The Shaykh: But?

The questioner : But.

The Shaykh : Is there anything before or after?

The questioner : There is no before and no after.

The Shaykh : Are there any narrations from the Salaf?

The questioner
And be patient, [O Muhammad], for the decision of your Lord, for indeed, you are in Our eyes. وَاصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ فَإِنَّكَ بِأَعْيُنِنَا
[At-Tur 52:48]
; meaning: be patient with their harm, and do not mind them; for you are within our sight and under our protection.

The Shaykh : This...

The questioner : But he said: and under our protection...

The Shaykh : It is an emphasis of the first meaning.

The questioner : No... I do not contradict that it is an emphasis of the first meaning.

The Shaykh : How?

The questioner : But the discussion now is that he only cited it in the sense of "by our eyes," he said: its meaning is "under our protection," this is what...

The Shaykh : Before the phrase "protection."

The questioner : Within our sight and under our protection.

The Shaykh : This is "within our sight," so the second phrase is an explanation of the first phrase. If he had said only "under our protection," we would say: by Allah, this is a figurative interpretation! But it is an explanation of the first phrase
Indeed, you are under Our eyes فَإِنَّكَ بِأَعْيُنِنَا
. If he said "under our care"; meaning did he depart from "our protection"? He did not depart.

The questioner : This is what... the context.

The Shaykh : But "by our eyes" "by our sight," he himself mentioned this, and this does not contradict that.

The questioner : In other words, can it not be said: the intended meaning by the context is "under his protection"?

The Shaykh : Yes, but the intended meaning from the context is not alone; the original is "under our care and our sight." Then, we are the ones who requested a detailed explanation of these three that you mentioned. Where is this from? Who among the Salaf said this? As for this, it is all new to me; therefore, if you do not remember, perhaps you will remember and draw our attention to it, if Allah wills.
And Glorified are You, O Allah, and with Your praise. I bear witness that there is no deity but You. I seek Your forgiveness and I repent to You.
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