We said that the fronting of the predicate in His saying, the Exalted: << وعنده مفاتح الغيب >> implies restriction. Does this mean that Allah, the Exalted, knows only these five things?
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The questioner : ... that the fronting of the predicate in His saying, the Glorious and Exalted: [Luqman 31:34] We said it implies restriction
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : Does the restriction imply that Allah, the Glorious and Exalted, is specific in His knowledge of only these five things, or are there other things in which He is specific?
The Shaykh : No, there are no other things, but He has them in a way that others do not. As for the hidden things, these are merely keys, as He said, and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) interpreted them.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : So, the restriction here is in the knower, not in the known. The restriction here is with regard to the knower, not with regard to the known. He has it, and no one else does. As for these, they are keys, as it came in the hadith that the Messenger interpreted the keys of the unseen with these five.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : We mentioned in the objectives ...
[alone] has knowledge of the Hour
عنده علم الساعةThe Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : Does the restriction imply that Allah, the Glorious and Exalted, is specific in His knowledge of only these five things, or are there other things in which He is specific?
The Shaykh : No, there are no other things, but He has them in a way that others do not. As for the hidden things, these are merely keys, as He said, and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) interpreted them.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : So, the restriction here is in the knower, not in the known. The restriction here is with regard to the knower, not with regard to the known. He has it, and no one else does. As for these, they are keys, as it came in the hadith that the Messenger interpreted the keys of the unseen with these five.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : We mentioned in the objectives ...