Do the people of the Sunnah deny metaphor absolutely, or only in the Qur'an?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. My question is about metaphor: will it be covered in detail with us, or should I ask now?
The Shaykh : How?
The student: Will metaphor be covered in detail with us, or should I ask now?
The Shaykh : I do not know, by Allah, whether it will come up or not, but I do not think it will. This is not a matter of the principles of jurisprudence.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. Of those who denied metaphor from among the people of the Sunnah, did they deny it absolutely, or did some of them deny it only in the Qur'an?
The Shaykh : They divided into two groups: some denied it only in the Qur'an, such as Shaykh al-Shanqiti (may Allah have mercy on him), and some denied it absolutely, such as Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn al-Qayyim, and others. The discussion is fully detailed in *Mukhtasar al-Sawa'iq al-Mursalah*, explained completely.
The Shaykh : How?
The student: Will metaphor be covered in detail with us, or should I ask now?
The Shaykh : I do not know, by Allah, whether it will come up or not, but I do not think it will. This is not a matter of the principles of jurisprudence.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. Of those who denied metaphor from among the people of the Sunnah, did they deny it absolutely, or did some of them deny it only in the Qur'an?
The Shaykh : They divided into two groups: some denied it only in the Qur'an, such as Shaykh al-Shanqiti (may Allah have mercy on him), and some denied it absolutely, such as Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn al-Qayyim, and others. The discussion is fully detailed in *Mukhtasar al-Sawa'iq al-Mursalah*, explained completely.