The Presence of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Is it essential or related to knowledge?
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The questioner : O Shaykh, we have also heard, meaning I had heard and read from you regarding the Presence of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) that it is a Presence by His knowledge, but during our visit to Jordan, we met with one of the brothers who told us thatThe Shaykh : he says that the Presence of Allah is a true essential Presence, and he says that this statement is also the statement of Ibn Taymiyyah. So I do not know, O Shaykh, we would like you to clarify this for us?
The Shaykh : In what place is the Presence essential?
The questioner : I mean, he says ... .
The Shaykh : I mean, for example[Taha 20:46] an essential Presence?
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : No, we do not say this. Allah is with the righteous in an essential Presence that has no modality, but in some contexts and in some texts, it is either a Presence of knowledge and awareness, or a Presence of assistance and victory. It is not an essential Presence like this verse:[Taha 20:46] . Likewise, for example: . This is not essential. Rather, the absolute Presence remains absolute, with the negation of likeness and comparison, and entrusting the matter of modality to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), as is the case with all the attributes, including the attribute of [Taha 20:5] . The apparent meaning you have heard is not absolute; rather, it is qualified.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : In what place is the Presence essential?
The questioner : I mean, he says ... .
The Shaykh : I mean, for example
Indeed, I am with you both; I hear and I see.
إنني معكما أسمع و أرىThe questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : No, we do not say this. Allah is with the righteous in an essential Presence that has no modality, but in some contexts and in some texts, it is either a Presence of knowledge and awareness, or a Presence of assistance and victory. It is not an essential Presence like this verse:
Indeed, I am with you both; I hear and I see.
إنني معكما أسمع و أرىIndeed, We are with you, seeing
فإنك بأعينناThe Most Merciful [who is] above the Throne established.
الرحمن على العرش استوىThe questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
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