The Meaning of the Poet's Statement: A Chapter Explaining That Denial of the Divine Attributes Is the Foundation of Heresy and Disbelief, and Affirmation Is the Foundation of Knowledge and Faith: "Whoever Says That Allah Is Not an Actor..."
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The Shaykh : Then he said: "A Chapter Explaining That Denial of the Divine Attributes Is the Foundation of Heresy and Disbelief, and Affirmation Is the Foundation of Knowledge and Faith". Is the chapter the foundation in your view, or is the foundation itself?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : The foundation. He says:
"Whoever says that Allah is not an Actor *** with an act that stands by Him as a meaning" or says:
"No, and the matter is not standing *** in the Lord, but is among the created things
No, and Allah is not above His servants *** but His Throne is empty of the Most Merciful
For these three, by Allah, do not leave *** a mustard seed of faith by weight".
These are three things:
First: Whoever denies that voluntary acts stand by Allah. He said: "Allah does not act, He does not rise above the Throne, He does not descend to the lowest heaven, He does not come to judge between His servants, He does not laugh at two men who kill each other, both of whom enter Paradise, and He does not rejoice in the repentance of His believing servant". He denied all voluntary acts.
So Allah remains denied, denied, in the position of a stone, may Allah protect us. Yes, and likewise, whoever says: "Allah has no command, and His command, which is His revelation, is a creation among the created things". They say that the Qur'an, which contains commands and prohibitions, is created, just as the earth is created and the sky is created. So the revelation is invalid because the revelation has become part of the created things. If they also say that Allah is not above His servants or above His Throne, but the Throne is empty of Him, where is He? He is not above the world, nor below, nor to the right, nor to the left, nor connected, nor separate. Where is He? Non-existence, or with His essence in every place. So it is not valid for Him to be a Lord or One.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : The foundation. He says:
"Whoever says that Allah is not an Actor *** with an act that stands by Him as a meaning" or says:
"No, and the matter is not standing *** in the Lord, but is among the created things
No, and Allah is not above His servants *** but His Throne is empty of the Most Merciful
For these three, by Allah, do not leave *** a mustard seed of faith by weight".
These are three things:
First: Whoever denies that voluntary acts stand by Allah. He said: "Allah does not act, He does not rise above the Throne, He does not descend to the lowest heaven, He does not come to judge between His servants, He does not laugh at two men who kill each other, both of whom enter Paradise, and He does not rejoice in the repentance of His believing servant". He denied all voluntary acts.
So Allah remains denied, denied, in the position of a stone, may Allah protect us. Yes, and likewise, whoever says: "Allah has no command, and His command, which is His revelation, is a creation among the created things". They say that the Qur'an, which contains commands and prohibitions, is created, just as the earth is created and the sky is created. So the revelation is invalid because the revelation has become part of the created things. If they also say that Allah is not above His servants or above His Throne, but the Throne is empty of Him, where is He? He is not above the world, nor below, nor to the right, nor to the left, nor connected, nor separate. Where is He? Non-existence, or with His essence in every place. So it is not valid for Him to be a Lord or One.