Is the attribute of weariness and shade established for Allah, Mighty and Majestic?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. This questioner says: O honorable Shaykh, does Allah, Exalted is His Majesty and Great is His Power, have the attribute of weariness in the hadith: Sunan Ibn Majah 4241Hasan (Darussalam) and the attribute of shade in the hadith: Muwatta Malik 51:14?
The Shaykh : As for the first, the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) used to be strict with themselves in worship, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Abi Dawud 1368Sahih (Al-Albani) Does a formulation like this indicate the establishment of weariness for Allah? If it does indicate that, we must know that the weariness established for Allah by virtue of this hadith is not like our weariness. When we become weary, we get bored, we get tired, and our souls weaken. But the weariness of Allah, Mighty and Exalted, is not like that, because that would be a deficiency, and Allah the Exalted is free from all deficiency. Have you seen anger? In our case, many things may happen from the one who is angry; he may divorce his wife, hit his children, and break his utensils when he gets angry. Did Allah, Mighty and Exalted, ever get angry like this? No. So, if the indication of this hadith regarding the establishment of weariness for Allah is correct, we must believe that it is what? It is a weariness different from the weariness of the created beings, as Allah the Exalted said: [Ash-Shuraa 42:11] The second point.
The questioner : He mentioned the attribute of shade.
The Shaykh : As for His saying, the Exalted:Muwatta Malik 51:14 The intended meaning is that on the Day of Resurrection, Allah the Exalted will make the earth like a skin, like a stretched hide, with no wall in it, no mountain, no tree, and no shade except for those whom Allah, Mighty and Exalted, shades with the shade He creates for them. This is like His saying, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family): Bulugh al-Maram 4:34 And the intended meaning is not the shade of the Creator, Exalted and Majestic is He, because Allah the Exalted is Light, and His veil is Light, and He is above everything. It is not possible for a person to imagine that the intended meaning is the shade of Allah Himself. Why? Because if we said it is the shade of Allah Himself, it would necessitate that the sun is above Allah, and that is impossible. Therefore, we say: "A day when there is no shade except His shade," like the House of Allah, because at that time there are no builders building shades for you; rather, Allah, Mighty and Exalted, creates for you the shade that your deeds necessitate. Yes.
for Allah does not get tired (of giving reward) but you get tired.
أن الله لا يمل حتى لا تملواThere are seven whom Allah will shade in His shade
سبعة يظلهم الله في ظلهThe Shaykh : As for the first, the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) used to be strict with themselves in worship, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Choose such actions as you are capable of performing, for Allah does not grow weary till you do.
اكلفوا من العمل ما تطيقون فإن الله لا يمل حتى تملواThere is nothing like unto Him, and He is the Hearing, the Seeing.
ليس كمثله شيء وهو السميع البصيرThe questioner : He mentioned the attribute of shade.
The Shaykh : As for His saying, the Exalted:
