Explanation of the author's statement: "The categories of Allah's companionship with His creation: Allah's companionship with His creation is divided into two categories: general and specific"
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The Shaykh :"The categories of Allah's companionship with His creation: Allah's companionship with His creation is divided into two categories: general and specific. The general one is that which entails encompassing all of creation, whether believer or disbeliever, righteous or wicked, in knowledge, power, management, and dominion, and other meanings of lordship". This is a general companionship that encompasses all of creation, just as lordship is general and encompasses all of creation. This general companionship is only mentioned in a general sense, so it is said that Allah is with His creation, and He is with them, and the like of that. It is not permissible to mention it in a specific sense, such as saying that Allah is with the disbeliever. Rather, we say that Allah is with creation, which includes both the believer and the disbeliever. As for saying that Allah is with the disbelievers, if we say "Fear Allah, O disbelievers," it would imply that Allah is with them. If I say, "I intended by that the general meaning," we say that this is not appropriate. The general meaning should be expressed with general wording and general attribution, so say that Allah is with creation, with people, and the like of this, so that you do not attribute companionship to the disbelievers in a way that suggests He is with them in support and assistance. The evidence for this, yes, before that.
