Clarification that it is not permissible to cite the noble verse “And your Lord comes…” as an example for the permissibility of omitting the possessor and substituting the possessed in its place.

The Shaykh : So, is it permissible to cite the verse as an example for omitting the possessor and substituting the possessed in its place? No, rather we say: “Your Lord comes” is to be taken at its apparent meaning. “Your Lord comes” means He Himself, (Glorified and Exalted is He), comes. And how He comes, Allah the Exalted knows best. And we say regarding it what Malik said regarding istiwaa’ (rising above the Throne): The coming is known, and what is beyond that? And the how is unknown, and belief in it is obligatory, and asking about it is a religious innovation. And we say what some of them said: If a Jahmi says to you, “Allah descends to the lowest heaven, so how does He descend?” then say: “Allah informed us that He descends, but He did not inform us how He descends.” Similarly, regarding the coming, we say: “Allah informed us that He comes, but He did not inform us how He comes.” So it is upon us to believe and submit. Now, if someone were to say to us: “Delegate the matter and say, ‘Allah knows best what He intended,’” is that permissible? It is not permissible. It is not permissible for us to delegate, because delegation means that the Qur’an, in everything related to Allah, would not be understood or comprehended. This noble Qur’an, in the greatest thing for which it was sent down, would be neither understood nor known. And this is impossible with the wisdom of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). And how can Allah the Exalted say: Did He say: “except the verses of attributes”? No, He did not say: “except the verses of attributes.” And He said: And did He say: “except the verses of attributes”? So nothing is excluded from it, and what is to be reflected upon must necessarily lead to its meaning. And this is what the Salaf followed.