And as for reason, it has indicated the obligation of the attribute of perfection for Allah the Exalted and His being free from any deficiency.
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The Shaykh :And as for reason, it has indicated the obligation of the attribute of perfection for Allah the Exalted and His being free from any deficiency. Elevation is an attribute of perfection, and lowness is a deficiency, so the attribute of elevation is obligatory for Allah the Exalted, and He is to be kept free from its opposite.
As for the fitrah (the innate natural disposition): it has indicated the elevation of Allah the Exalted by a necessary, innate indication. No one who calls out or fears and turns in panic to his Lord the Exalted but that he finds in his heart a necessity to direct himself toward the elevation, not turning away from it to the right or to the left. "
Is this clear? Yes, it is clear by the fitrah alone, even if one has not studied the proofs of elevation. Yes, that is right.
And ask the worshippers; one of them says in his prostration Where do their hearts direct themselves at that moment? " Toward the elevation. Every worshipper, when he says: his heart directs itself upward.
And as for consensus, the Companions, the Tabi'un (the generation after the Companions), and the imams have agreed that Allah the Exalted is above His heavens, rising above the Throne, and their words are famous, famous in this regard, both explicitly and clearly.
Al-Awza'i, the imam of the people of Sham, said: We and the Tabi'un, while they were still numerous, used to say: Allah the Exalted is above His Throne, and we believe in what the Sunnah (the Prophet's way) has brought of attributes.
More than one scholar has transmitted the consensus on this, and it is impossible for disagreement to occur in such a matter, given that the proofs have agreed. Yes, these great proofs have agreed upon it, and only one who is stubborn, whose heart has been covered, and whom the devils have lured away from his fitrah, would contradict them. We ask Allah for safety and well-being.
Thus, the elevation of Allah the Blessed and Exalted by His essence and His attributes is among the clearest of things, the most evident in proof, the most rightful, and the most established in reality. " How so?
The student: Who?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is correct. The elevation of Allah the Exalted by His essence and His attributes is among the clearest of things, the most evident in proof, the most rightful, and the most established in reality.
As for the fitrah (the innate natural disposition): it has indicated the elevation of Allah the Exalted by a necessary, innate indication. No one who calls out or fears and turns in panic to his Lord the Exalted but that he finds in his heart a necessity to direct himself toward the elevation, not turning away from it to the right or to the left. "
Is this clear? Yes, it is clear by the fitrah alone, even if one has not studied the proofs of elevation. Yes, that is right.
And ask the worshippers; one of them says in his prostration
Glory be to my Lord, the Most High
سبحان ربي الأعلىGlory be to my Lord, the Most High
سبحان ربي الأعلىAnd as for consensus, the Companions, the Tabi'un (the generation after the Companions), and the imams have agreed that Allah the Exalted is above His heavens, rising above the Throne, and their words are famous, famous in this regard, both explicitly and clearly.
Al-Awza'i, the imam of the people of Sham, said: We and the Tabi'un, while they were still numerous, used to say: Allah the Exalted is above His Throne, and we believe in what the Sunnah (the Prophet's way) has brought of attributes.
More than one scholar has transmitted the consensus on this, and it is impossible for disagreement to occur in such a matter, given that the proofs have agreed. Yes, these great proofs have agreed upon it, and only one who is stubborn, whose heart has been covered, and whom the devils have lured away from his fitrah, would contradict them. We ask Allah for safety and well-being.
Thus, the elevation of Allah the Blessed and Exalted by His essence and His attributes is among the clearest of things, the most evident in proof, the most rightful, and the most established in reality. " How so?
The student: Who?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is correct. The elevation of Allah the Exalted by His essence and His attributes is among the clearest of things, the most evident in proof, the most rightful, and the most established in reality.