(Clarifying the statement of Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him)) Ibn Mas'ud said words that al-Darimi narrated from him without denial: "There is no night with Him, nor any day."
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The Shaykh : Ibn Mas'ud said words that al-Darimi narrated from him without any denial:
"There is no night with Him, nor any day *** I said: Under the firmament, those two are found."
Ibn Mas'ud says that your Lord has no night or day. Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) explained the reason for this, saying: "*** I said: Under the firmament, those two are found" What are they? Night and day are found under the firmament. As for the heavens, there is no night or day in them. But night and day are under the firmament because night and day are spherical on the earth. Allah the Exalted said:[Az-Zumar 39:5] And He the Exalted said: [Al-A'raf 7:54] And we all know that night is from the light of the sun,
The student: The day.
The Shaykh : and day is from the light of the sun, and night is from the absence of this light. The sun is under the sky, not in the sky, but beneath it. Therefore, the author said: "*** I said: Under the firmament, those two are found" Yes, it appears that the correct word is al-falak (the firmament), because it is derived from al-falak, not from al-fulk, which is the ship. Yes, "*** I said: Under the firmament, those two are found"
"There is no night with Him, nor any day *** I said: Under the firmament, those two are found."
Ibn Mas'ud says that your Lord has no night or day. Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) explained the reason for this, saying: "*** I said: Under the firmament, those two are found" What are they? Night and day are found under the firmament. As for the heavens, there is no night or day in them. But night and day are under the firmament because night and day are spherical on the earth. Allah the Exalted said:
He wraps the night over the day and wraps the day over the night
يكور الليل على النهار ويكور النهار على الليلHe covers the night with the day, [another night] chasing it rapidly
يغشي الليل النهار يطلبه حثيثاThe student: The day.
The Shaykh : and day is from the light of the sun, and night is from the absence of this light. The sun is under the sky, not in the sky, but beneath it. Therefore, the author said: "*** I said: Under the firmament, those two are found" Yes, it appears that the correct word is al-falak (the firmament), because it is derived from al-falak, not from al-fulk, which is the ship. Yes, "*** I said: Under the firmament, those two are found"