Explanation of the Author's Statement: His saying, the Exalted: (Indeed, Allah was Hearing and Seeing)

The Shaykh : Then he said: His statement: This is a verb, but it is stripped of its temporal aspect, so what is intended by it is merely the indication of the event. That is, Allah is described with hearing and sight. We say it is stripped of its temporal aspect because if we kept it with its temporal implication, it would mean that this thing had ended; that He was Hearing and Seeing in the past, but not now. It is known that this meaning is defective and invalid. Rather, what is intended is that He is described with these two attributes, hearing and sight. In such a context, the verb is intended to emphasize the reality of the attribute, otherwise it is stripped of time.
Regarding his statement: We say about it what we said about the first one in the previous verse: It affirms hearing for Allah in its two aspects, and affirms sight in its two aspects as well. For "the Seeing" (al-Basir) is used for the All-Knowing, like and "the Seeing" is used in the sense of the One who sees things with His sight, Mighty and Majestic. Abu Hurayrah recited this verse and said: The intent of this gesture is to emphasize hearing and sight, not to affirm the eye and the ear. For the affirmation of the eye comes through other proofs, and the ear, according to the people of the Sunnah and the community, is neither affirmed for Allah nor denied of Him. Rather, the eye is affirmed for Him through other proofs.
If you ask: Do I have the right to do what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did? Some scholars said: Yes, do what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did. You are not more guided for creation than the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and you are not more cautious about attributing to Allah what is not fitting than the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
And some of them said: There is no need to do so, as long as we know that the intent is emphasis. If this gesture is not intended for its own sake, it is only intended for what else? For something other than itself. And when that is the case, there is no need to gesture, especially if there is a fear that this gesture will lead a person to imagine likeness. This is when you are in front of the general public who do not understand the matter as it should be. So one should be cautious of this. And for every situation, there is a specific response. This is the answer to such a matter.
Likewise, what came in the hadith of Ibn 'Umar that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to shake his hand when it was mentioned that Allah the Exalted grasps the earths with His hand and shakes them, and the heavens and shakes them. About this, it is said what was said about this verse. Then the author (may Allah have mercy on him) said: What is the attribute for which the author cited the verses here? Hearing and sight. Good, what is it?
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The Shaykh : The intent is a warning against disobedience to what we were commanded to do, which is fulfilling the trust and judging between people with justice. We were warned that He is Hearing and Seeing, lest we disobey what He commanded.