Continuation of the explanation of the author's statement: The Tenth: The explicit text that the earths are seven, like the heavens.
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The Shaykh : From seven earths
The student: How are the seven?
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: How are the seven?
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly. How are they seven? Some people said that they are the six continents, and that there are seven continents, but this is not correct. In fact, this is impossible regarding his statement. The apparent meaning of this hadith is that they are like the heavens, layered, that they are layered like the heavens. Yes, and it is not permissible for us to say anything about these earths other than what came in the Book and the Sunnah, because we do not know them. Yes, exactly.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Ah?
The student: The thickness?
The Shaykh : The thickness, no.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : No.
The student: And ...
The Shaykh : No, no ... because the earth we live on ... if you go around the entire earth ...
The student: ... Shaykh, seven earths ...
The Shaykh : ...
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes ... because if we say the earth is layered, it would all be gathered in this sphere. Because a ring of seven earths means that it must encompass seven earths. If there were an earth separate from this sphere, meaning it has no connection, it would be punished in another earth.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Ah?
The student: Layers ...
The Shaykh : But as for layers, we cannot specify, for example, this layer and that layer. We cannot say that. It may be that in some directions the layers are more than seven. We say we leave the matter to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). We say that they are seven heavens, layered.
The student: Earths
The Shaykh : Seven earths, layered. This is the apparent meaning of the text, and Allah knows best about its nature.
The student: O Shaykh, some of the later scholars said that these are six planets and the earth is the seventh, making seven earths ...
The Shaykh : ... in the solar system.
The student: ... and the earth is the seventh.
The Shaykh : That is not the apparent meaning. Because we have a hadith: So we understand that it is all earth, meaning merely .... We have a hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The student: And the statement ...
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: Seventy autumns in the Fire ...
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The student: Is this considered a layer...?
The Shaykh : But in the Fire.
The student: In the Fire, yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, but we do not know how the Fire encircles the earth.
The student: ... below.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly. It is in the lowest of the low, but we do not know how ... the nature of this earth, Allah knows best. We do not know. All right.
The student: How are the seven?
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: How are the seven?
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly. How are they seven? Some people said that they are the six continents, and that there are seven continents, but this is not correct. In fact, this is impossible regarding his statement
A ring of seven earths
طُوقه من سبع أراضينThe student: ...
The Shaykh : Ah?
The student: The thickness?
The Shaykh : The thickness, no.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : No.
The student: And ...
The Shaykh : No, no ... because the earth we live on ... if you go around the entire earth ...
The student: ... Shaykh, seven earths ...
The Shaykh : ...
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes ... because if we say the earth is layered, it would all be gathered in this sphere. Because a ring of seven earths means that it must encompass seven earths. If there were an earth separate from this sphere, meaning it has no connection, it would be punished in another earth.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Ah?
The student: Layers ...
The Shaykh : But as for layers, we cannot specify, for example, this layer and that layer. We cannot say that. It may be that in some directions the layers are more than seven. We say we leave the matter to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). We say that they are seven heavens, layered.
The student: Earths
The Shaykh : Seven earths, layered. This is the apparent meaning of the text, and Allah knows best about its nature.
The student: O Shaykh, some of the later scholars said that these are six planets and the earth is the seventh, making seven earths ...
The Shaykh : ... in the solar system.
The student: ... and the earth is the seventh.
The Shaykh : That is not the apparent meaning. Because we have a hadith:
A ring of seven earths
طوقه من سبع أراضينThe student: And the statement ...
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: Seventy autumns in the Fire ...
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The student: Is this considered a layer...?
The Shaykh : But in the Fire.
The student: In the Fire, yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, but we do not know how the Fire encircles the earth.
The student: ... below.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly. It is in the lowest of the low, but we do not know how ... the nature of this earth, Allah knows best. We do not know. All right.