The Muslim's stance regarding the harm of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and the difference between harm and damage
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The Shaykh : Here is a point of difficulty. The harm of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is clear and possible; everyone knows that people harm one another. But what is our stance regarding the harm of Allah? Our stance regarding the harm of Allah is that we believe in what came in the Book and the Sunnah, and we say that these people are harming Allah, and those who curse time are harming Allah, as came in the Book and the Sunnah. If someone says: Does not Allah (Mighty and Majestic) say in the Qudsi Hadith: Sahih Muslim 2577a How can this hadith be reconciled with the fact that Allah affirmed that these people harm Him? How is the reconciliation? The reconciliation is clear, and praise be to Allah: affirm what Allah affirmed and deny what Allah denied. This is the reconciliation. The reconciliation is that you affirm what Allah affirmed and deny what Allah denied. He affirmed that these people harm Allah and His Messenger, and He denied that Allah is damaged by this harm. That is to say, Allah (Mighty and Majestic) will not be damaged, and even if He is affected by this action, He will not be damaged. If someone asks: Does harm necessarily imply damage? The answer is: It does not necessarily imply it. A person is affected if a man with a bad smell prays next to him, but he is not damaged. Is that clear or not clear? It is clear, O brothers. So it is obligatory for us to affirm what Allah affirmed for Himself and deny what Allah denied of Himself, and we know that there is no contradiction [Al-Ahzab 33:57].
