(Explanation of the Meaning of Allah’s Presence) And likewise, al-Tirmidhi said in his Jami'*** regarding some of the people of knowledge and faith: “Allah is above the Throne, but His knowledge*** is with His creation,” an interpretation by one of faith.
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The Shaykh : And likewise, the author (may Allah have mercy on him) said.
“And likewise, al-Tirmidhi said in his Jami'*** regarding some of the people of knowledge and faith”
“Allah is above the Throne, but His knowledge*** is with His creation,” an interpretation by one of faith
“In his Jami'***” means the Jami' of Imam al-Tirmidhi, which is well known and is sometimes called Sunan al-Tirmidhi. He said regarding some of the people of knowledge: “Indeed, Allah is above the Throne, and His knowledge is with His creation”. By saying His knowledge is with His creation, they make the presence (mu'ayyah) a presence of knowledge, while the Essence is in the sky. The second opinion in this issue, as we have passed through in tawhid (the oneness of Allah), is that the presence is a presence of companionship, but it does not necessitate that Allah is on the earth; rather, He is with us in reality and He is in the sky. We mentioned that Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) gave an example in al-'Aqidah al-Wasitiyyah using the moon, saying it is with us while it is in the sky. The important point is that the scholars agree that Allah is above the sky and that it is impossible for Him to be under the sky ever, or for Him to be on the earth.
“And likewise, al-Tirmidhi said in his Jami'*** regarding some of the people of knowledge and faith”
“Allah is above the Throne, but His knowledge*** is with His creation,” an interpretation by one of faith
“In his Jami'***” means the Jami' of Imam al-Tirmidhi, which is well known and is sometimes called Sunan al-Tirmidhi. He said regarding some of the people of knowledge: “Indeed, Allah is above the Throne, and His knowledge is with His creation”. By saying His knowledge is with His creation, they make the presence (mu'ayyah) a presence of knowledge, while the Essence is in the sky. The second opinion in this issue, as we have passed through in tawhid (the oneness of Allah), is that the presence is a presence of companionship, but it does not necessitate that Allah is on the earth; rather, He is with us in reality and He is in the sky. We mentioned that Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) gave an example in al-'Aqidah al-Wasitiyyah using the moon, saying it is with us while it is in the sky. The important point is that the scholars agree that Allah is above the sky and that it is impossible for Him to be under the sky ever, or for Him to be on the earth.