(Refuting the people of innovation who say that whoever asks "Where is Allah?" is a disbeliever, and clarifying the impossibility of "where" meaning "from") A clear word that came from the best of people *** as a statement
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The Shaykh :"A clear word that came from the best of people *** as a statement and affirmation, they are two types"
A statement regarding his saying "affirmation" in his answer to the questioner
"And by Allah the Messenger was not incapable *** of the word 'from'"
He means that the one who is able to say "where" is incapable of saying "from"
The student : No
The Shaykh : Never.
"*** even though it is two letters"
"And 'where' has three letters, and it is full *** of confusion, while 'from' is at the peak of clarity"
(may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned three matters. First, how do you say that "where" means "from"? Is the Messenger incapable? The answer is no. And if that is the case, which has more letters, "where" or "from"?
The student : Where
The Shaykh : Where? How does he turn away from "from," which has fewer letters, to "where," which has more letters? And the third is that "from" is clear in meaning, while "where," if intended to mean "from," becomes full of confusion, because interpreting "where" as "from" is far-fetched. So if the addressee intended "from" by it, it would be confusing and not clear. So he (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned three impediments, all of which prevent "where" from meaning "from"
A statement regarding his saying
Where is Allah
أين الله"And by Allah the Messenger was not incapable *** of the word 'from'"
He means that the one who is able to say "where" is incapable of saying "from"
The student : No
The Shaykh : Never.
"*** even though it is two letters"
"And 'where' has three letters, and it is full *** of confusion, while 'from' is at the peak of clarity"
(may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned three matters. First, how do you say that "where" means "from"? Is the Messenger incapable? The answer is no. And if that is the case, which has more letters, "where" or "from"?
The student : Where
The Shaykh : Where? How does he turn away from "from," which has fewer letters, to "where," which has more letters? And the third is that "from" is clear in meaning, while "where," if intended to mean "from," becomes full of confusion, because interpreting "where" as "from" is far-fetched. So if the addressee intended "from" by it, it would be confusing and not clear. So he (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned three impediments, all of which prevent "where" from meaning "from"