What is the meaning of the Footstool encompassing the heavens and the earth?
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The questioner : ... [Al-Baqarah 2:255] ؟
The Shaykh : It means that the Footstool is wider than the heavens and the earth, no more than that. The Footstool is so vast that it accommodates the seven heavens and the seven earths. This is a very clear meaning and there is no issue with it, unless you have an observation, in which case we would like to hear it.
His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth
وسع كرسيه السماوات والأرضThe Shaykh : It means that the Footstool is wider than the heavens and the earth, no more than that. The Footstool is so vast that it accommodates the seven heavens and the seven earths. This is a very clear meaning and there is no issue with it, unless you have an observation, in which case we would like to hear it.