The hadith states, "A day when there is no shade except His shade." What is the evidence that it is a created shade?
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The questioner : A day when there is no shade except His shade.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : We said that this is the shade which Allah creates.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : What is the indication that led us to interpret this away from its apparent meaning?
The Shaykh : Because the Lord, Mighty and Majestic, has no shade. The Lord is Light; He has no shade. What does it mean that He shades them? Allah, Mighty and Majestic, is greater than the sun and greater than everything.
The questioner : Now, assuming the narration is authentic:.
The Shaykh : Just as we told the brother, assuming it is not intended to mean that the Throne is the Throne of the Most Merciful, Mighty and Majestic—and that is unlikely. The Throne of the Most Merciful means it is many times larger than the earth. So it is said that the Throne is another throne like a shade, because the word "arish" (canopy) is used for shade.
The questioner : The pronoun means the one He created?
The Shaykh : Yes, the one He created.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : We said that this is the shade which Allah creates.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : What is the indication that led us to interpret this away from its apparent meaning?
The Shaykh : Because the Lord, Mighty and Majestic, has no shade. The Lord is Light; He has no shade. What does it mean that He shades them? Allah, Mighty and Majestic, is greater than the sun and greater than everything.
The questioner : Now, assuming the narration is authentic:
Under the shade of His Throne
تحت ظل عرشهThe Shaykh : Just as we told the brother, assuming it is not intended to mean that the Throne is the Throne of the Most Merciful, Mighty and Majestic—and that is unlikely. The Throne of the Most Merciful means it is many times larger than the earth. So it is said that the Throne is another throne like a shade, because the word "arish" (canopy) is used for shade.
The questioner : The pronoun
The shade of His Throne
ظل عرشهThe Shaykh : Yes, the one He created.