How is the presence in the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And He is with you wherever you are"? Is it a presence of essence or a presence of knowledge and encompassing? Please inform us.
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. And this is another questioner who says in his question: How is the presence in the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Al-Hadid 57:4]? Is it a presence of essence or a presence of knowledge and encompassing? Please inform us. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : We all know that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) is above everything, and that He has risen above the Throne. And if He (Glorified and Exalted is He) says about Himself:[Al-Hadid 57:4], then it is not possible for any human being to imagine that He (Glorified and Exalted is He) is with us on the earth, and it is not possible for any person of sound mind to imagine that, let alone a believer.
But He (Mighty and Majestic) is with us, and He is the same One who is above the Throne, above His heavens. Do not be surprised that Allah the Exalted is above His Throne, above the seven heavens, and says about Himself that He is with us. Do not be surprised by this, for the created things, which are not attributed to the Creator, are in the sky and it is said that they are with us. The Shaykh al-Islam says: "The Arabs say: We are still traveling and the star is with us, we are still traveling and the moon is with us". And yet, where is the moon located?
In the sky. The star is also located in the sky. So Allah (Mighty and Majestic) is with His creation, but He is in the sky.
And whoever claims that He is with His creation on the earth, as the Jahmiyyah say, I see that he is a disbeliever. He must repent to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) from this, and he must estimate his Lord with the true estimation, and magnify Him with the true magnification, and know that He (Glorified and Exalted is He) has encompassed the heavens and the earth with His Footstool. So how can the earth be a place for Allah (Mighty and Majestic)?!
The Footstool has encompassed the heavens and the earth, and it has come in the hadith: Allah is the Greatest! What ring is it?
The ring of the helmet, a small ring. He said:Sahih Ibn Hibban 6:55 This is the Throne. The Throne is a created thing and the Footstool is a created thing, so what about the Creator (Mighty and Majestic)? Some of His creations, like the Footstool and the Throne, have encompassed the heavens and the earth. How can it be said that the earth contains Allah and that Allah is in the earth?
And Allah, no one who knows the magnitude of Allah and magnifies Him with the true magnification says this. Rather, the Lord (Mighty and Majestic) is above everything, having risen above His Throne, and He (Glorified and Exalted is He) is All-Aware of every thing.
and He is with you wherever you are
وهو معكم أينما كنتمThe Shaykh : We all know that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) is above everything, and that He has risen above the Throne. And if He (Glorified and Exalted is He) says about Himself:
and He is with you wherever you are
وهو معكم أينما كنتمBut He (Mighty and Majestic) is with us, and He is the same One who is above the Throne, above His heavens. Do not be surprised that Allah the Exalted is above His Throne, above the seven heavens, and says about Himself that He is with us. Do not be surprised by this, for the created things, which are not attributed to the Creator, are in the sky and it is said that they are with us. The Shaykh al-Islam says: "The Arabs say: We are still traveling and the star is with us, we are still traveling and the moon is with us". And yet, where is the moon located?
In the sky. The star is also located in the sky. So Allah (Mighty and Majestic) is with His creation, but He is in the sky.
And whoever claims that He is with His creation on the earth, as the Jahmiyyah say, I see that he is a disbeliever. He must repent to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) from this, and he must estimate his Lord with the true estimation, and magnify Him with the true magnification, and know that He (Glorified and Exalted is He) has encompassed the heavens and the earth with His Footstool. So how can the earth be a place for Allah (Mighty and Majestic)?!
The Footstool has encompassed the heavens and the earth, and it has come in the hadith:
The seven heavens and the seven earths in the Footstool are like a ring thrown into a desert of the earth.
ما السماوات السبع والأرضون السبع في الكرس إلا كحلقة ألقيت في فلاة من الأرضThe ring of the helmet, a small ring. He said:
And the excess of the Throne over the Footstool is like the excess of the desert over this ring.
وإن فضل العرش على الكرسي كفضل الفلاة على هذه الحلقةAnd Allah, no one who knows the magnitude of Allah and magnifies Him with the true magnification says this. Rather, the Lord (Mighty and Majestic) is above everything, having risen above His Throne, and He (Glorified and Exalted is He) is All-Aware of every thing.