Explanation of the author's statement: There is no creator other than Him, and no Lord besides Him
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The Shaykh :"There is no creator other than Him, and no Lord besides Him". It is true that there is no creator except Allah, Mighty and Majestic.
If you say: This restriction Sunan al-Bayhaqi 10:1866. Look, "you have not created," and Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said: [Al-Mu'minun 23:14]. So there is a creator. But Allah the Exalted is the best of creators, so what is the answer to the author's statement and the statement of others: "There is no creator except Allah, Mighty and Majestic"?
The answer is that the creation we attribute to Allah, Mighty and Majestic, is bringing into existence. Bringing into existence, not changing. No one brings into existence except Allah, Mighty and Majestic. Yes, no one brings into existence except Allah, Mighty and Majestic. Creation can never bring anything into existence. And what is said to be created with regard to the created thing is merely the transformation of a thing, transforming a thing from one attribute to another.
A piece of wood, instead of being branches of a tree, I transform it into a door. Transforming it into a door is called creation, but is it true that I brought the wood into existence? No, I did not bring it into existence. So this is creation, but it is not the creation that is specific to the Creator, which is bringing into existence from nothing. Good.
"No Lord besides Him" means that Allah alone, Exalted and Majestic is He, is the Lord who manages all affairs, and this is a true restriction.
However, it may be objected that the hadiths affirm lordship for other than Allah.
In the hadith about lost property, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:. Who is its Lord? Its owner is not Allah; the intended meaning is its owner.
And in some wordings of the hadith of Jibril, it says:.
So what is the answer, or what is the reconciliation between this and our statement: "There is no Lord except Allah"?
We say that the lordship here is restricted lordship. The lordship here, for example in, is restricted and limited. The meaning of restricted is that it is not comprehensive. For example, I am the lord of this bag, but I am not the lord of this recorder. So my lordship is restricted to a specific thing and is not comprehensive.
The lordship of Allah is general and comprehensive, encompassing everything, so Allah is its Lord, Mighty and Majestic. Good.
Second, it is limited lordship. My lordship, I do not have the power to dispose of this bag, which is my property, as I wish; rather, my disposition of it is restricted by what? By the Shari'ah. If I wanted to tear it up now or burn it, do I have that right or not? I do not have that right. But the lordship of the Lord, Mighty and Majestic.
If you say: This restriction
There is no creator except Allah
لا خالق إلا اللهThe image-makers will be punished, and it will be said to them: Bring to life what you have created
فإن المصورين يعذبون، يقال لهم : أحيوا ما خلقتمSo blessed is Allah, the best of creators.
فَتَبَارَكَ اللَّهُ أَحْسَنُ الْخَالِقِينَthe best of creators
أحسن الخالقينThe answer is that the creation we attribute to Allah, Mighty and Majestic, is bringing into existence. Bringing into existence, not changing. No one brings into existence except Allah, Mighty and Majestic. Yes, no one brings into existence except Allah, Mighty and Majestic. Creation can never bring anything into existence. And what is said to be created with regard to the created thing is merely the transformation of a thing, transforming a thing from one attribute to another.
A piece of wood, instead of being branches of a tree, I transform it into a door. Transforming it into a door is called creation, but is it true that I brought the wood into existence? No, I did not bring it into existence. So this is creation, but it is not the creation that is specific to the Creator, which is bringing into existence from nothing. Good.
"No Lord besides Him" means that Allah alone, Exalted and Majestic is He, is the Lord who manages all affairs, and this is a true restriction.
However, it may be objected that the hadiths affirm lordship for other than Allah.
In the hadith about lost property, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Leave it with its water and its fodder, it will drink water and eat trees, until its Lord finds it
دعها، معها - في الإبل - دعها معها سقاؤها وحذاؤها، ترد الماء ، وتأكل الشجر، حتى يجدها ربهاAnd in some wordings of the hadith of Jibril, it says:
Until the slave woman gives birth to her Lord
حتى تلد الأمة ربهاSo what is the answer, or what is the reconciliation between this and our statement: "There is no Lord except Allah"?
We say that the lordship here is restricted lordship. The lordship here, for example in
Until its master finds it
حتى يجدها ربهاThe lordship of Allah is general and comprehensive, encompassing everything, so Allah is its Lord, Mighty and Majestic. Good.
Second, it is limited lordship. My lordship, I do not have the power to dispose of this bag, which is my property, as I wish; rather, my disposition of it is restricted by what? By the Shari'ah. If I wanted to tear it up now or burn it, do I have that right or not? I do not have that right. But the lordship of the Lord, Mighty and Majestic.