What is the ruling on one who interprets "seals" as meaning "binds" in the saying of Allah the Exalted: "If Allah wills, He will seal your heart"?
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The Shaykh : This is an error, because he claimed that "seals" means: He binds your heart. And binding is a description that does not fit the context. "Seals" does not come to mean "binds," but rather it comes to mean "stamps" or "seals," as Allah the Exalted said: And He said: Yes... Yes, it is permissible, because expression is by the meaning of the speech, and the description of actions is broad. Regarding the actions of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), it is broad; whatever is of the nature of names, everything that is valid to attribute to Allah is worshipped through it. Yes.
The Shaykh : This is an error, because he claimed that "seals" means: He binds your heart. And binding is a description that does not fit the context. "Seals" does not come to mean "binds," but rather it comes to mean "stamps" or "seals," as Allah the Exalted said:
