Can the coming of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) be established?
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The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, it is established, but not by this hadith, because if we establish the coming, it must be a coming that He chooses. However, the important point is that we do not establish it by this hadith.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : And it is permissible to suspend judgment; we say, "We believe in what Allah willed." But if we see that most acts of worship do not require movement, this may support the view that it is by way of likeness.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : This strengthens the first view, but the meaning strengthens the second. Moreover, the Salaf do not take everything at its apparent meaning, even if the evidence indicates the opposite of the apparent meaning. For this reason, the Salaf do not deny all figurative interpretation; the Salaf deny all figurative interpretation that is not indicated by the evidence. If the evidence indicates it, they say that the intended meaning is what this evidence indicates.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is established, but not by this hadith, because if we establish the coming, it must be a coming that He chooses. However, the important point is that we do not establish it by this hadith.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : And it is permissible to suspend judgment; we say, "We believe in what Allah willed." But if we see that most acts of worship do not require movement, this may support the view that it is by way of likeness.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : This strengthens the first view, but the meaning strengthens the second. Moreover, the Salaf do not take everything at its apparent meaning, even if the evidence indicates the opposite of the apparent meaning. For this reason, the Salaf do not deny all figurative interpretation; the Salaf deny all figurative interpretation that is not indicated by the evidence. If the evidence indicates it, they say that the intended meaning is what this evidence indicates.