Is the phrase "Allah did not remain safe" permissible?
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The questioner : There is a phrase you mentioned that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not remain safe. Is it permissible to say that Allah, the Exalted, did not remain safe?
The Shaykh : Why not?[Al-Ma'idah 5:73]
The questioner : But the word "did not remain safe."
The Shaykh : Ah, you mean the wording, right?
The questioner : The wording and its implications, I mean.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is affected, I mean.
The Shaykh : He is a human being, I mean, a human being.
The questioner : He is affected. So if we say that Allah, the Exalted, did not remain safe?
The Shaykh : I believe that as for the apparent wording, it is not a sound expression, but with figurative interpretation, we can find a way to make it acceptable regarding the Lord of the worlds.
The questioner : Yes, I have been reflecting on it for days and found that there is something in the mind.
The Shaykh : Well done.
The questioner : There is something in the mind.
The Shaykh : Well done.
The questioner : Yes, as for the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), he is a human being, and the lack of safety implies being affected. But as for Allah (Mighty and Majestic), we say that people also criticized or spoke about it.
The Shaykh : "Did not remain safe" means that the Lord of the worlds, just as the Messenger is affected by the criticism of critics as a human being, so the Lord of the worlds is also like that, may He be free from that, for He is free from everything.
Another questioner : If a car has an accident and remains safe, but if something happens, you say it did not remain safe. The implications of the word "did not remain safe" for Allah, the Exalted, are that He is not affected, even if everyone gathered on the level of this phrase, because it is used.
Another questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : I found it. Please proceed.
The Shaykh : Why not?
They have certainly disbelieved who say, "Allah is the third of three."
لَقَدْ كَفَرَ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا إنَّ اللَّهَ ثَالِثُ ثَلاثَةٍThe questioner : But the word "did not remain safe."
The Shaykh : Ah, you mean the wording, right?
The questioner : The wording and its implications, I mean.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is affected, I mean.
The Shaykh : He is a human being, I mean, a human being.
The questioner : He is affected. So if we say that Allah, the Exalted, did not remain safe?
The Shaykh : I believe that as for the apparent wording, it is not a sound expression, but with figurative interpretation, we can find a way to make it acceptable regarding the Lord of the worlds.
The questioner : Yes, I have been reflecting on it for days and found that there is something in the mind.
The Shaykh : Well done.
The questioner : There is something in the mind.
The Shaykh : Well done.
The questioner : Yes, as for the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), he is a human being, and the lack of safety implies being affected. But as for Allah (Mighty and Majestic), we say that people also criticized or spoke about it.
The Shaykh : "Did not remain safe" means that the Lord of the worlds, just as the Messenger is affected by the criticism of critics as a human being, so the Lord of the worlds is also like that, may He be free from that, for He is free from everything.
Another questioner : If a car has an accident and remains safe, but if something happens, you say it did not remain safe. The implications of the word "did not remain safe" for Allah, the Exalted, are that He is not affected, even if everyone gathered on the level of this phrase, because it is used.
Another questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : I found it. Please proceed.
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