The Servants Between Two Fingers of the Merciful: What Compels Us to Interpret It According to Its Apparent Meaning and Reality?
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The questioner : The saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Mishkat al-Masabih 89Sahīh (Zubair `Aliza'i) What prevents us, O Shaykh, from interpreting it according to its apparent meaning, so that we say that the "betweenness" here is real, but it is not the "betweenness" that the human mind conceives, just as we said regarding the "withness" (mu'ayyah) that it is real and does not imply mixing or interpenetration?
The Shaykh : Yes, this is the reality. We say it is between two fingers of the Merciful, but we do not know the modality; we do not know it. We must believe in this, as it is the principle of the Salaf. Yes.
The hearts of all men are between two of the Compassionate’s fingers
إن قلوب بني آدم كلها بين أصبعين من أصابع الرحمنThe Shaykh : Yes, this is the reality. We say it is between two fingers of the Merciful, but we do not know the modality; we do not know it. We must believe in this, as it is the principle of the Salaf. Yes.