Is there a difference between the two hadiths: "Our Lord descends to the lowest heaven every night" and "Indeed, Allah draws near on the evening of 'Arafah"?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. Is there a difference between Jami` at-Tirmidhi 446Sahih (Darussalam) and the other hadith: Is there a difference between drawing near and descending?
The Shaykh : It is obligatory in these matters to take the texts by their wording. Because "descends to the lowest heaven" means that the limit of His descent is the lowest heaven, whereas "draws near" has not been specified. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said:Mishkat al-Masabih 2303 This is drawing near. So each text is understood according to how it came.
The questioner : He said "draws near" and he is being corrected.
The Shaykh : And what did he say?
The questioner : He said "Indeed, Allah draws near every night" and he is being corrected?
The Shaykh : Yes, we correct him because of the difference between them. Yes, O Salim.
Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, descends to the earth's heaven every night
ينزل ربنا إلى السماء الدنيا كل ليلةIndeed, Allah draws near on the evening of 'Arafah
إن الله يدنو عشية عرفةThe Shaykh : It is obligatory in these matters to take the texts by their wording. Because "descends to the lowest heaven" means that the limit of His descent is the lowest heaven, whereas "draws near" has not been specified. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said:
He whom you are supplicating is nearer to each of you than the neck of his riding-beast.
إن الذي تدعونه أقرب إلى أحدكم من عنق راحلتهThe questioner : He said "draws near" and he is being corrected.
The Shaykh : And what did he say?
The questioner : He said "Indeed, Allah draws near every night" and he is being corrected?
The Shaykh : Yes, we correct him because of the difference between them. Yes, O Salim.