What is the guidance of the people of the Sunnah regarding the Qudsi hadith: "Majesty is My robe"?
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The Shaykh : What is the saying of Allah?
The student: ... What is the guidance of the people of the Sunnah regarding this?
The Shaykh : They believe in it as it came in the hadith.
The student: ... Allah, Mighty and Majestic.
The Shaykh : Yes, they affirm what Allah has affirmed for Himself.
The student: It is said that this is one of the styles of the Arabs, that majesty is something He is adorned with?
The Shaykh : Do you mean that it is a conceptual garment and a conceptual robe?
If someone, or even if Allah, Mighty and Majestic, asked you on the Day of Resurrection, what would you say? What would you say to Allah? The issue is not whether the word can carry the meaning; the issue is how you face Allah, Mighty and Majestic, on the Day of Resurrection, if the apparent meaning of His speech is that it is a real garment and a real robe. But how did He wear it? How did He wrap Himself in it? That knowledge is with Allah. Do you understand?
Notice this, everyone. The issue is not about the cleverness of a person who can interpret the texts as he wishes or as he reasons. No, the issue is a pure report in which Allah informed us about Himself. It is not possible on the Day of Resurrection for us to say, "O our Lord, it is not a garment for You, nor a robe for You." It is not possible. Yes.
The student: ... What is the guidance of the people of the Sunnah regarding this?
The Shaykh : They believe in it as it came in the hadith.
The student: ... Allah, Mighty and Majestic.
The Shaykh : Yes, they affirm what Allah has affirmed for Himself.
The student: It is said that this is one of the styles of the Arabs, that majesty is something He is adorned with?
The Shaykh : Do you mean that it is a conceptual garment and a conceptual robe?
If someone, or even if Allah, Mighty and Majestic, asked you on the Day of Resurrection, what would you say? What would you say to Allah? The issue is not whether the word can carry the meaning; the issue is how you face Allah, Mighty and Majestic, on the Day of Resurrection, if the apparent meaning of His speech is that it is a real garment and a real robe. But how did He wear it? How did He wrap Himself in it? That knowledge is with Allah. Do you understand?
Notice this, everyone. The issue is not about the cleverness of a person who can interpret the texts as he wishes or as he reasons. No, the issue is a pure report in which Allah informed us about Himself. It is not possible on the Day of Resurrection for us to say, "O our Lord, it is not a garment for You, nor a robe for You." It is not possible. Yes.