And likewise, if we say, as in the text, that *** the heart is between the fingers of the Most Merciful (The affirmation by the people of the Sunnah of the attribute of fingers for Allah, the refutation of those who denied it, and the clarification of the meaning of "between" and that physical contact is not required)
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The Shaykh :"And likewise, if we say, as in the text, that *** the heart is between the fingers of the Most Merciful"
You also denied it when we said that the heart is between the fingers of the Most Merciful. Glory be to Allah, how can the Most Merciful have fingers? We say: This is what the most knowledgeable of creation about Him, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), said: "The heart is between the fingers of the Most Merciful." They say: If it is between the fingers of the Most Merciful, then the meaning of this, or the implication of that, is that the fingers of Allah are in our bellies, that they are in our bellies.
The answer is: This is not necessary, because being "between" does not imply touching or physical contact. The evidence for this is the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:164] You might say, for example: "The full moon is between Makkah and Madinah." Is it touching Madinah or Makkah? No. So, "between the fingers of the Most Merciful" does not imply physical contact. If it does not imply it, then we must believe in it. Yes.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : What is it?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, very well. You said.
"... Or was it that He has a direction, our Lord is Exalted *** from that, so no human sees Him"
They also said: If you say that Allah is seen, it implies that He is in a direction. Well, if it implies that, does that prevent it? We say: We see Him in a direction, in the direction of elevation. But this direction does not encompass Him. He is above everything, He is above everything. Absolute elevation means that there is nothing adjacent to Allah, nor above Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Very well.
You also denied it when we said that the heart is between the fingers of the Most Merciful. Glory be to Allah, how can the Most Merciful have fingers? We say: This is what the most knowledgeable of creation about Him, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), said: "The heart is between the fingers of the Most Merciful." They say: If it is between the fingers of the Most Merciful, then the meaning of this, or the implication of that, is that the fingers of Allah are in our bellies, that they are in our bellies.
The answer is: This is not necessary, because being "between" does not imply touching or physical contact. The evidence for this is the saying of Allah the Exalted:
and the clouds controlled between the heaven and the earth
والسحاب المسخر بين السماء والأرضThe student: ... .
The Shaykh : What is it?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, very well. You said.
"... Or was it that He has a direction, our Lord is Exalted *** from that, so no human sees Him"
They also said: If you say that Allah is seen, it implies that He is in a direction. Well, if it implies that, does that prevent it? We say: We see Him in a direction, in the direction of elevation. But this direction does not encompass Him. He is above everything, He is above everything. Absolute elevation means that there is nothing adjacent to Allah, nor above Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Very well.