Some mention regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted, "Then He rose above the heavens," that He intended to go to the heavens. Is this correct?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. Shaykh, some mention regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted: They say, "Then He intended to go to the heavens"?
The Shaykh : With complete will. Yes, I do not see any issue with saying "intended with complete will."
The questioner : Does this mean it does not contradict what we have established, that "to" in this verse means "ended"?
The Shaykh : No, no, it does not contradict it, because He intended with complete will, and they take "will" here to mean perfection, meaning the perfection of will.
The student: As for the names, one must stop at the text, but as for the attributes, what indicates them is the indication of the Book and the Sunnah.
The Shaykh : Broader. Yes.
Then He rose above the heaven
ثم استوى إلى السماءThe Shaykh : With complete will. Yes, I do not see any issue with saying "intended with complete will."
The questioner : Does this mean it does not contradict what we have established, that "to" in this verse means "ended"?
The Shaykh : No, no, it does not contradict it, because He intended with complete will, and they take "will" here to mean perfection, meaning the perfection of will.
The student: As for the names, one must stop at the text, but as for the attributes, what indicates them is the indication of the Book and the Sunnah.
The Shaykh : Broader. Yes.