What is the ruling on one who seeks nearness to Allah in his supplication and says: "In the sky is Your authority, in the earth is Your dominion, and in the sea is Your greatness and power"? And what is the meaning of placing authority in the sky only?
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The questioner : May Allah preserve you, O honorable Shaykh, and bless you. I heard a caller invoking Allah, and while glorifying Allah (Mighty and Majestic), he said: "In the sky is Your authority, in the earth is Your dominion, and in the sea is Your greatness and power." Is this supplication correct? And if it is correct, what is the meaning of placing authority in the sky only and power in the sea only? May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : This is an error. This question, or this seeking nearness to Allah with these descriptions, is certainly an error. The authority of Allah the Exalted extends in the earth and in the sky, and His power is in the earth and in the sky. I fear that this caller is among those who deny the elevation of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Those who deny the elevation say:[Al-Mulk 67:16] meaning: Whose is the authority in the sky? They make the one in the sky the authority.
As for Allah, they are divided into two groups: one group says that Allah is in every place, and another group says that Allah has no place; He is not inside the world nor outside it, not connected nor separated. This is well known in the books of creed. The important point is that this seeking nearness must be refuted from the one who uses it to seek nearness to Allah the Exalted in supplication. Yes.
The Shaykh : This is an error. This question, or this seeking nearness to Allah with these descriptions, is certainly an error. The authority of Allah the Exalted extends in the earth and in the sky, and His power is in the earth and in the sky. I fear that this caller is among those who deny the elevation of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Those who deny the elevation say:
Do you feel secure that He who [holds authority] in the heaven
أَأَمِنْتُمْ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاءِAs for Allah, they are divided into two groups: one group says that Allah is in every place, and another group says that Allah has no place; He is not inside the world nor outside it, not connected nor separated. This is well known in the books of creed. The important point is that this seeking nearness must be refuted from the one who uses it to seek nearness to Allah the Exalted in supplication. Yes.