regarding the athar of Ibn 'Abbas: "What are the heavens and the earth in the palm of al-Rahman..."?
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The questioner : ... ؟
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes, and is it?
The questioner :
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : It may be said that the heavens and the earth are like a ring thrown into a desert, likewise.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : With respect to the Throne...?
The Shaykh : Yes, and each one is greater than the other.
The questioner : ...a mustard seed with respect to the hand of a human being.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : Meaning, it is greater than the Footstool being like a ring thrown into a desert with respect to the Throne.
The Shaykh : Yes, but the seven heavens are like a mustard seed in one of our hands. I mean, you say that the ratio of the mustard seed to the palm does not necessarily have to be this; this is not required. The important thing is that we know from this that Allah is greater than everything. As for saying that the ratio of the seven heavens to the Footstool is like a ring in a desert of the earth, and that this means the Footstool's ratio of greatness to the seven heavens is greater than the ratio of the greatness of Allah's hand to the mustard seed—this is not required, this is not required. Rather, we say that the important thing is that it indicates that Allah is greater than everything. Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes, and is it?
The questioner :
The heavens and the earth are like a mustard seed in the hand of one of you.
السماوات والأرض كخردلة في يد أحدكمThe Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : It may be said that the heavens and the earth are like a ring thrown into a desert, likewise.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : With respect to the Throne...?
The Shaykh : Yes, and each one is greater than the other.
The questioner : ...a mustard seed with respect to the hand of a human being.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : Meaning, it is greater than the Footstool being like a ring thrown into a desert with respect to the Throne.
The Shaykh : Yes, but the seven heavens are like a mustard seed in one of our hands. I mean, you say that the ratio of the mustard seed to the palm does not necessarily have to be this; this is not required. The important thing is that we know from this that Allah is greater than everything. As for saying that the ratio of the seven heavens to the Footstool is like a ring in a desert of the earth, and that this means the Footstool's ratio of greatness to the seven heavens is greater than the ratio of the greatness of Allah's hand to the mustard seed—this is not required, this is not required. Rather, we say that the important thing is that it indicates that Allah is greater than everything. Yes.
The questioner : ...