The Shaykh’s review of what was covered in the previous lesson?
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The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. We have previously spoken about the creation of the heavens and the earth, and we clarified that Allah created the heavens and the earth, creating them in six days. He explained this in both general and detailed terms, in detail and in general. Now, are these days like the days of this world? They are like the days of this world, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) explained that the first of them is Sunday and the last is Friday. Now, which was created first, the heavens or the earth? The heavens were created first. What is the evidence? The earth was created first. What is the evidence?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : How do we respond to the statement of Allah the Exalted:.
The student: That this verse does not mention creation, but rather the spreading out.
The Shaykh : The spreading out is the reconciliation between the verses. Yes, that is correct.
The Shaykh : What is the meaning of His statement "with the truth"?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : For the sake of the truth. We mentioned two meanings: that He created them for the truth, just as the second meaning is that He created them for the purpose, and the connotation is for emphasis, as if I were to say to you, "I say this with truthfulness."
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : How do we respond to the statement of Allah the Exalted:
Are you more difficult to create, or the sky which He built? He brought out from it its water and its pasture, and He darkened its night and brought out its bright day, and the earth after that He spread out.
أأنتم أشد خلقا أم السماء بناها أخرج منها ماءها ومرعاها وأغطش ليلها وأخرج ضحاها والأرض بعد ذلك دحاهاThe student: That this verse does not mention creation, but rather the spreading out.
The Shaykh : The spreading out is the reconciliation between the verses. Yes, that is correct.
The Shaykh : What is the meaning of His statement "with the truth"?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : For the sake of the truth. We mentioned two meanings: that He created them for the truth, just as the second meaning is that He created them for the purpose, and the connotation is for emphasis, as if I were to say to you, "I say this with truthfulness."