What is meant by the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the famous supplication, "And You are the Hidden, and there is nothing beneath You"?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. In the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the famous supplication Sunan Ibn Majah 3831Sahih (Darussalam) ...
The Shaykh : That nothing stands between You and anything. Everything is under Your dominion, Your knowledge, and Your power; nothing stands in the way of anything.
The questioner : Meaning, nothing stands in the way of what You wish to do.
The Shaykh : No, it is not just the action, but the action and the knowledge. Meaning, with Your Highness, nothing is hidden from You. You are the Hidden, meaning You are aware of the innermost realities of things. Nothing stands in the way of You. Humans are limited by walls, limited by trees, limited by dust; they have obstacles that prevent them from perceiving what is beyond them. But the Lord, Mighty and Majestic, has nothing that stands in His way.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. We mentioned that "the First and the Last, the Manifest and the Hidden" are distributed between time and place. We assigned "the First and the Last" to time, and "the Manifest and the Hidden" to place.
The Shaykh : The connection to place, meaning that Allah, Mighty and Majestic, encompasses it with knowledge, power, dominion, and so on.
and You are the Most Near and there is nothing nearer than You
وأنت الباطن فليس دونك شيءThe Shaykh : That nothing stands between You and anything. Everything is under Your dominion, Your knowledge, and Your power; nothing stands in the way of anything.
The questioner : Meaning, nothing stands in the way of what You wish to do.
The Shaykh : No, it is not just the action, but the action and the knowledge. Meaning, with Your Highness, nothing is hidden from You. You are the Hidden, meaning You are aware of the innermost realities of things. Nothing stands in the way of You. Humans are limited by walls, limited by trees, limited by dust; they have obstacles that prevent them from perceiving what is beyond them. But the Lord, Mighty and Majestic, has nothing that stands in His way.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. We mentioned that "the First and the Last, the Manifest and the Hidden" are distributed between time and place. We assigned "the First and the Last" to time, and "the Manifest and the Hidden" to place.
The Shaykh : The connection to place, meaning that Allah, Mighty and Majestic, encompasses it with knowledge, power, dominion, and so on.