The Meaning of the Saying of Allah the Exalted: "And there is none comparable to Him."
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The Shaykh :[Al-Ikhlas 112:4] It means that no one is comparable to Him. [Al-Ikhlas 112:4] How do you read "kafwa"? Yes, Brother Abdulrahman, I mean, please, go ahead.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : "Kafwa" with a dammah on the fa. Okay, that is correct. "Kafwa." As for "kafwa" with a sukoon on the fa, there is no reading of it that way. "Kafwa" with a sukoon on the fa and a waw has no reading. Therefore, we must be careful and say "kafwa ahad" (comparable to anyone), just as we said last night regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted: The lam is kasrah, not sukoon. Okay. And the meaning of "kafwa" is that no one is comparable to Him, neither in His strength, nor in His knowledge, nor in His power, nor in anything else, for He, Mighty and Majestic, is unique in His names and attributes. Listen, Allah the Exalted said: [Fussilat 41:15] The people of 'Aad, who were the people of whom? Brother?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : The people, the people of Hud. Do you agree with this?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : You do not agree with him.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Who? The people of Salih. There are two opinions: The first opinion is that 'Aad were the people of Hud. The second opinion is that 'Aad were the people of Salih. Wait, the second opinion is: The people of 'Aad, 'Aad were the people of Salih. Who can clarify for me which is more correct? No, take a break.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : I am not asking you; I am saying, which is more correct?
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The Shaykh : What is the first opinion?
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The Shaykh : Well done. The evidence?
The student: The saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-A'raf 7:65]
The Shaykh :[Hud 11:60] Clear, okay. 'Aad: Allah the Exalted gave them strength in their bodies and strength in their resolve, and they became arrogant in the land. [Fussilat 41:15] So Allah, Mighty and Majestic, responded to their saying: [Fussilat 41:15] But He said: Why? To make clear the aspect of their weakness, that they are created beings and that Allah is their Creator. Therefore, the saying of Allah the Exalted, "Who created them," is the best possible response to them and in convincing others, because it is known that the Creator is... Complete the phrase you said.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : No, that is not what I meant. I see that you are distracted today. May Allah guide you. Yes?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Well done. May Allah bless you. Because when He said "Who created them," it became clear that He must be stronger than them, for the Creator must be stronger than the created, and the created is weak before the Creator, as Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nisa 4:28] Okay. [Al-Ikhlas 112:4] In all His attributes, Glorified and Exalted is He: hearing, sight, power, strength, and so on.
Nor is there to Him any equivalent."
ولم يكن له كفوا أحدNor is there to Him any equivalent."
لم يكن له كفوا أحدThe student: ... .
The Shaykh : "Kafwa" with a dammah on the fa. Okay, that is correct. "Kafwa." As for "kafwa" with a sukoon on the fa, there is no reading of it that way. "Kafwa" with a sukoon on the fa and a waw has no reading. Therefore, we must be careful and say "kafwa ahad" (comparable to anyone), just as we said last night regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted:
and let them enjoy
وليتمتعواAs for 'Aad, they were arrogant upon the earth without right and said, "Who is greater than us in strength?
وأما عاد فاستكبروا في الأرض بغير الحق وقالوا من أشد منا قوةThe student: ... .
The Shaykh : The people, the people of Hud. Do you agree with this?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : You do not agree with him.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Who? The people of Salih. There are two opinions: The first opinion is that 'Aad were the people of Hud. The second opinion is that 'Aad were the people of Salih. Wait, the second opinion is: The people of 'Aad, 'Aad were the people of Salih. Who can clarify for me which is more correct? No, take a break.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : I am not asking you; I am saying, which is more correct?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : What is the first opinion?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Well done. The evidence?
The student: The saying of Allah the Exalted:
And to the 'Aad [We sent] their brother Hud
وإلى عاد أخاهم هوداThe Shaykh :
then away with 'Aad, the people of Hud.
ألا بعدا لعاد قوم هودand said, "Who is greater than us in strength?"
وقالوا من أشد منا قوةDid they not consider that Allah who created them was greater than them in strength?
أولم يروا أن الله الذي خلقهم هو أشد منهم قوةWho created them
الذي خلقهمThe student: ... .
The Shaykh : No, that is not what I meant. I see that you are distracted today. May Allah guide you. Yes?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Well done. May Allah bless you. Because when He said "Who created them," it became clear that He must be stronger than them, for the Creator must be stronger than the created, and the created is weak before the Creator, as Allah the Exalted said: