Does Allah have a dimension or a limit?
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The Shaykh : It also has a dimension. The term "dimension" implies that if you affirm that Allah is a Knower, you have placed Him in a dimension, meaning in something that contains Him. We say this just as we said regarding what? What is closer... direction. We say just as we said regarding direction.
Likewise, does Allah have a limit, or is Allah limited? We also speak on this. As for the term, it has not come in the Qur'an or the Sunnah, neither affirming nor denying it. As for the meaning, we ask: What do you mean by the word "limit"? Do you mean that Allah the Exalted is limited by something of the created things? This is invalid, because nothing of His creation encompasses Him. Or do you mean that Allah has a limit, meaning He is distinct from His creation and not mixed with it? This is the truth. For this reason, we find in some of the old books that some of them say: "He is described as such and such without a limit," to avoid those who say He is limited within the created things. And some of the Salaf say He has a limit. The reconciliation between the two statements is to say that those who denied the limit meant the limit that befalls Him, and those who affirmed a limit meant that He is distinct from the creation. However, this term should not be affirmed or denied because it did not come in the Qur'an and the Sunnah. And I say: whatever did not come in the Book and the Sunnah, avoid it, for avoiding it is better and safer for the conscience and more exonerating. And praise be to Allah; if Allah did not mention it to us, neither denying nor affirming it, then we are not burdened with it.
Likewise, does Allah have a limit, or is Allah limited? We also speak on this. As for the term, it has not come in the Qur'an or the Sunnah, neither affirming nor denying it. As for the meaning, we ask: What do you mean by the word "limit"? Do you mean that Allah the Exalted is limited by something of the created things? This is invalid, because nothing of His creation encompasses Him. Or do you mean that Allah has a limit, meaning He is distinct from His creation and not mixed with it? This is the truth. For this reason, we find in some of the old books that some of them say: "He is described as such and such without a limit," to avoid those who say He is limited within the created things. And some of the Salaf say He has a limit. The reconciliation between the two statements is to say that those who denied the limit meant the limit that befalls Him, and those who affirmed a limit meant that He is distinct from the creation. However, this term should not be affirmed or denied because it did not come in the Qur'an and the Sunnah. And I say: whatever did not come in the Book and the Sunnah, avoid it, for avoiding it is better and safer for the conscience and more exonerating. And praise be to Allah; if Allah did not mention it to us, neither denying nor affirming it, then we are not burdened with it.