Does Allah descend to the lowest heaven with His essence?
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Question:
This questioner says in the last of his questions: The hadith that clarifies that Allah descends to the lowest heaven when the last third of the night remains, saying:Sahih al-Bukhari 1145 Is this descent, O Shaykh, with His essence? Please guide us regarding this?
Answer:
It is obligatory to say: He descends without asking how, just as we say regarding His rising above the Throne, [Ta-Ha:5], meaning: without asking how. So we say: He descends in a manner befitting His Majesty, without asking how. No one knows the manner of the descent except He, the Exalted, because He has not explained it to us, and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) has not explained to us the manner of this descent, whether it is with His essence, or in other words, it is a descent befitting Allah, and no one knows its manner except He .
So this is correct, and it has come in the authentic, mass-transmitted hadiths when the last third of the night remains, saying:Sahih al-Bukhari 1145 So we believe in this and say: It is truth and veracity. He descends as He wills, in a manner befitting His Majesty, without asking how. We do not know its manner, but we say: It is a real descent, befitting Allah. It is He, the Exalted, who speaks, saying: It is He who says this speech : Sahih al-Bukhari 1145 until the dawn breaks.
And the scholars said likewise: He rose above the Throne without asking how. We say: He rose above the Throne without asking how we know it, and He is above the Throne with His essence , and His knowledge is everywhere, with His servants with His knowledge, while He is above the Throne (Exalted and Majestic is He). Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
This questioner says in the last of his questions: The hadith that clarifies that Allah descends to the lowest heaven when the last third of the night remains, saying:
Is there anyone to invoke Me, so that I may respond to invocation?
من يدعوني؛ فأستجيب لهAnswer:
It is obligatory to say: He descends without asking how, just as we say regarding His rising above the Throne,
The Most Merciful [who is] above the Throne established.
الرَّحْمَنُ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ اسْتَوَىSo this is correct, and it has come in the authentic, mass-transmitted hadiths when the last third of the night remains, saying:
Is there anyone to invoke Me, so that I may respond to invocation? Is there anyone to ask Me, so that I may grant him his request? Is there anyone seeking My forgiveness, so that I may forgive him?
من يدعوني فأستجيب له، من يسألني فأعطيه، من يستغفرني فأغفر لهWho will call upon Me
من يدعونيIs there anyone to invoke Me, so that I may respond to invocation? Is there anyone to ask Me, so that I may grant him his request? Is there anyone seeking My forgiveness, so that I may forgive him?
من يدعوني فأستجيب له، من يسألني فأعطيه، من يستغفرني فأغفر لهAnd the scholars said likewise: He rose above the Throne without asking how. We say: He rose above the Throne without asking how we know it, and He is above the Throne with His essence , and His knowledge is everywhere, with His servants with His knowledge, while He is above the Throne (Exalted and Majestic is He). Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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