How do we refute the claim of those who say that Allah needs an eye in order to see?
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The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : How do we refute the claim of some who say that the blind person needs an eye in order to see? If we attribute an eye to Allah, meaning that we say Allah needs an eye in order to see?
The Shaykh : Hmm, okay. And He needs a hearing in order to hear. Glory be to Allah! All of this, O 'Abd al-Qadir, are intellectual doubts in their claim, and we see that they are delusions. What does reason require regarding a matter of the unseen that you do not know? And what does reason require you to believe in what came from the Truthful One, and not to believe?
The student: We believe.
The Shaykh : Answer. Okay, this is reason. Reason requires that if you receive a report from a truthful person about a matter you cannot perceive, that you believe and submit. It is not for you to say, "No, this is not suitable. If the eye is lost, it becomes a deficiency." We do not say it is lost, praise be to Allah. It is affirmed. Yes.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : How do we refute the claim of some who say that the blind person needs an eye in order to see? If we attribute an eye to Allah, meaning that we say Allah needs an eye in order to see?
The Shaykh : Hmm, okay. And He needs a hearing in order to hear. Glory be to Allah! All of this, O 'Abd al-Qadir, are intellectual doubts in their claim, and we see that they are delusions. What does reason require regarding a matter of the unseen that you do not know? And what does reason require you to believe in what came from the Truthful One, and not to believe?
The student: We believe.
The Shaykh : Answer. Okay, this is reason. Reason requires that if you receive a report from a truthful person about a matter you cannot perceive, that you believe and submit. It is not for you to say, "No, this is not suitable. If the eye is lost, it becomes a deficiency." We do not say it is lost, praise be to Allah. It is affirmed. Yes.