Does the nearness of Allah divide into two categories, general and specific?
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The Shaykh : As for the general nearness, some scholars affirmed it and said that the nearness of Allah is of two types: general for everyone, and specific for the worshipper and the one who calls upon Him. They cited as evidence for their position the saying of the Exalted: [Qaf 50:16] The word "human" is general, and the pronoun "We" refers to whom? It refers to Allah. "Closer to him than the vein of the jugular." The vein of the jugular is the thick vessel in your neck. And the Exalted said: [Al-Waqi'ah 56:83-85] meaning from the throat, and this is general, as evidenced by the fact that the division came after it, the division came after it: [Al-Waqi'ah 56:88] [Al-Waqi'ah 56:90] [Al-Waqi'ah 56:92] But the Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) refuted this view.
And he says:[Al-Baqarah 2:186] "Near" is a word that can accept the pronoun. To whom does the pronoun refer? It refers to Allah. It refers to Allah, Mighty and Majestic. Sunan Abi Dawud 875Sahih (Al-Albani) from his Lord, and he did not say from the knowledge of his Lord. But as I told you, we must know that Allah is not measured by His creation. He is above everything, and He is near to the one who worships Him and calls upon Him. There is no contradiction, for Allah, what is He? Nothing is like Him. And because Allah encompasses everything, and what is in His hand are the heavens and the earth, like a mustard seed in the hand of one of us. This means He encompasses everything, (Glorified and Exalted is He).
And We have already created man and know what his soul whispers to him, and We are closer to him than [his] jugular vein
ولقد خلقنا الإنسان ونعلمُ ما توسس به نفسُه ونحن أقرب إليه من حبلِ الوريد(83) Then why, when the soul at death reaches the throat (84) And you are at that time looking on - (85) And Our angels are nearer to him than you, but you do not see -
فلولا إذا بلغت الحلقوم وأنتم حينئذٍ تنظرون ونحن أقرب إليه منكمBut you do not see.
ولكن لا تبصرونAnd if the deceased was of those brought near to Allah,
فأما إن كان من المقربينAnd if he was of the companions of the right,
وأما إن كان من أصحاب اليمينBut if he was of the deniers [who were] astray,
وأما إن كان من المكذبين الضالينAnd he says:
