What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "The Day when the leg is uncovered and they are called to prostration but they are unable to do so"?
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The questioner : A questioner asks about the meaning of the saying of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He): [Al-Qalam 68:42].
The Shaykh : Yes, Allah (Mighty and Majestic) says:[Al-Qalam 68:42-43] There are two opinions among the Salaf regarding this verse. The first is that the intended meaning of "leg" is severity, meaning that a severity is uncovered where matters become severe, and these hypocrites are called to prostration but they are unable to do so because they did not prostrate to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) in this world, so they were not able to respond to the command of Allah the Exalted in the Hereafter. The second opinion is that the intended meaning of "leg" here is the leg of the Lord (Mighty and Majestic). As for the first, the wording supports it; and as for the second, the long hadith of Abu Sa'id supports it, in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned that Allah uncovers His leg. So do we take the apparent meaning of the wording, or do we say that the Sunnah clarifies the apparent meaning and specifies the meaning? Answer, please.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : The first or the second? But do we take the apparent meaning of the wording and say that the intended meaning of "leg" here is severity, and that the leg of Allah is established by the hadith, and that the hadith establishes the attributes just as the Qur'an does? Or do we say that the verse is interpreted by what matches the hadith? Rest, please.
The student: Figurative interpretation of the hadith.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: Figurative interpretation of the hadith, the verse is interpreted...
The Shaykh : Good, may Allah reward you. This is correct. Therefore, were it not for the hadith in which Allah uncovers His leg (Exalted and Majestic is He), it would not be permissible for us to interpret "leg" as the leg of Allah. Why? Because Allah did not attribute it to Himself, and anything that He does not attribute to Himself, it is not permissible for you to attribute to Allah. But since the Sunnah came with a context matching the verse, and that the leg is the leg of the Lord (Mighty and Majestic), we prefer that the intended meaning of "leg" here is what? The leg of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He). But it must be known that it does not resemble the legs of the created beings, because we have a clear and decisive verse from the Book of Allah: Good, you did well[Ash-Shuraa 42:11] This is a statement [An-Nahl 16:74] This is a prohibition. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. A questioner says: May peace be upon you, O honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh : What? Repeat it.
The questioner : A questioner says: O honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Incorrect.
The questioner : O honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Honorable.
The Shaykh : This, may Allah reward you, makes the vocative case accusative when it is added, so it becomes accusative[Al-Ahzab 33:32] O women, and he did not say O women (nominative).
The questioner : Without the yaa, O Shaykh.
The questioner : The yaa is omitted.
The Shaykh : It is omitted, this one.
The questioner : The honorable Shaykh says: What is the ruling on seeking forgiveness for a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah) or a disbeliever?
The Shaykh : What?
The Day the shin will be uncovered
يوم يكشف عن ساقThe Shaykh : Yes, Allah (Mighty and Majestic) says:
(42) The Day the shin will be uncovered and they are invited to prostration but the disbelievers will not be able, (43) Their eyes humbled, humiliation will cover them. And they used to be invited to prostration while they were sound.
يوم يكشف عن ساق ويدعون إلى السجود فلا يستطيعون خاشعة أبصارهم ترهقهم ذلة وقد كانوا يدعون إلى السجود وهم سالمونThe student: ... .
The Shaykh : The first or the second? But do we take the apparent meaning of the wording and say that the intended meaning of "leg" here is severity, and that the leg of Allah is established by the hadith, and that the hadith establishes the attributes just as the Qur'an does? Or do we say that the verse is interpreted by what matches the hadith? Rest, please.
The student: Figurative interpretation of the hadith.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: Figurative interpretation of the hadith, the verse is interpreted...
The Shaykh : Good, may Allah reward you. This is correct. Therefore, were it not for the hadith in which Allah uncovers His leg (Exalted and Majestic is He), it would not be permissible for us to interpret "leg" as the leg of Allah. Why? Because Allah did not attribute it to Himself, and anything that He does not attribute to Himself, it is not permissible for you to attribute to Allah. But since the Sunnah came with a context matching the verse, and that the leg is the leg of the Lord (Mighty and Majestic), we prefer that the intended meaning of "leg" here is what? The leg of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He). But it must be known that it does not resemble the legs of the created beings, because we have a clear and decisive verse from the Book of Allah: Good, you did well
There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the Hearing, the Seeing.
ليس كمثله شيء وهو السميع البصيرSo do not assert similarities to Allah
فلا تضربوا لله الأمثالThe questioner : May Allah reward you with good. A questioner says: May peace be upon you, O honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh : What? Repeat it.
The questioner : A questioner says: O honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Incorrect.
The questioner : O honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Honorable.
The Shaykh : This, may Allah reward you, makes the vocative case accusative when it is added, so it becomes accusative
O wives of the Prophet, you are not like anyone
يا نساءَ النبي لستن كأحدThe questioner : Without the yaa, O Shaykh.
The questioner : The yaa is omitted.
The Shaykh : It is omitted, this one.
The questioner : The honorable Shaykh says: What is the ruling on seeking forgiveness for a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah) or a disbeliever?
The Shaykh : What?