A discussion on the fact that Allah is in the sky (above the sky) (the beginning of this topic is in tape number 567).

The Shaykh : For example, in terms of preference, if a hasan (good) hadith is opposed by a sahih (authentic) one, the sahih is preferred over the hasan. Or if a sahih ahad (single-narrator) hadith is opposed by a well-known or widely transmitted sahih hadith, or if this is opposed by a mutawatir (mass-transmitted) hadith. This is the way of preference. He said: "If preference is not possible, consider the abrogating verse from the abrogated one." This is the rank. He said: "If this is not possible, leave the matter to its expert and say, 'Allah knows best.'" This is how the scholars deal with hadiths in which they perceive what? Contradiction. Not at all. This hadith is not anomalous, even if Muslim narrated it and so-and-so and so-and-so graded it as authentic. Where is the contradiction? Contradiction is mutual repulsion, and this does not exist between these narrations at all. Especially in the narration I found, glory be to Allah, which, although it has weakness, combines the two questions.

The questioner : Oh, my goodness.

The Shaykh : Between "Where is Allah?" and "Do you testify that there is no god but Allah?" I do not use it as a proof because there is weakness in its chain. But it exists and is used for guidance, as they say. The point, my brother, is that the three narrations are authentic, there is no repulsion or conflict between them, and all of them are established from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).

The questioner : In the question...

The Shaykh : No problem. Then, suppose, as we began the discussion in reality on this issue, that "Where is Allah?" is not correct. But one, but one aspect of the question: you say he erred, you say he hit the mark. That is another research, and we have finished with it. So, what is the answer to this question? Allah exists, He is not in a place. This, my brother, is not transcendence, because transcendence is based on the text. And therefore, some of the meticulous scholars say: "It is not said that Allah is not in a direction, and it is not said that Allah is in a direction." Why? Because the word "direction" itself, whether in negation or affirmation, did not come in the Book or in the Sunnah. So we do not say that Allah is in the upper direction, and we do not say that He is not in the upper direction. Rather, as the Salaf said, pass them on as they came: in the sky, the good word ascends.