What is the ruling on one who says: "Allah is present in every place"?
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Question:
Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings. The first question: One of the brothers told me: Do not say: "Allah is present in every place," and this is a mistake....... And he told me: Allah is present and He is above the Throne of the seven heavens, and He is closer to us than the vein of the neck. Please inform us about this statement, may Allah grant you success.
Answer:
Yes, yes, the one who told you this statement has hit the mark, excelled, and done well, for Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) is above the Throne, above all creation, as He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: : [Ta-Ha:5], and He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: : [Al-A'raf:54], and He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: : [Ghafir:12], and He, the Exalted, said: [Al-An'am:18].
He is above the Throne (Exalted and Majestic is He), and His knowledge is everywhere; His knowledge is with us, He sees us, and He is closer to us than anything in His seeing, His knowledge, and His vision. As for Himself, He is above the Throne , above all of creation.
And as for His saying: [Al-Hadid:4], this means: with His knowledge and His looking, not with His essence, and He is with us, He knows our conditions, He looks upon everything, He knows what is in our hearts, and He knows what is in all parts of the world, but He is above the Throne.
And whoever says: "He is present in every place," this is disbelief and misguidance, said by the Jahmiyyah and the Mu'tazilah and the like of them from the people of innovation, and this is among the ugliest of disbelief and misguidance, so it is not said: that Allah is in every place, Exalted is Allah with a great exaltation, rather He is as He informed about Himself: above the Throne, and His knowledge is in every place.
Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings. The first question: One of the brothers told me: Do not say: "Allah is present in every place," and this is a mistake....... And he told me: Allah is present and He is above the Throne of the seven heavens, and He is closer to us than the vein of the neck. Please inform us about this statement, may Allah grant you success.
Answer:
Yes, yes, the one who told you this statement has hit the mark, excelled, and done well, for Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) is above the Throne, above all creation, as He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: :
The Most Merciful [who is] above the Throne established.
الرَّحْمَنُ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ اسْتَوَىIndeed, your Lord is Allah, who created the heavens and earth in six days and then established Himself above the Throne
إِنَّ رَبَّكُمُ اللَّهُ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ فِي سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ اسْتَوَى عَلَى الْعَرْشِSo the judgement is with Allah, the Most High, the Grand."
فَالْحُكْمُ لِلَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْكَبِيرِAnd He is the subjugator over His servants
وَهُوَ الْقَاهِرُ فَوْقَ عِبَادِهِHe is above the Throne (Exalted and Majestic is He), and His knowledge is everywhere; His knowledge is with us, He sees us, and He is closer to us than anything in His seeing, His knowledge, and His vision. As for Himself, He is above the Throne , above all of creation.
And as for His saying:
and He is with you wherever you are
وَهُوَ مَعَكُمْ أَيْنَ مَا كُنْتُمْAnd whoever says: "He is present in every place," this is disbelief and misguidance, said by the Jahmiyyah and the Mu'tazilah and the like of them from the people of innovation, and this is among the ugliest of disbelief and misguidance, so it is not said: that Allah is in every place, Exalted is Allah with a great exaltation, rather He is as He informed about Himself: above the Throne, and His knowledge is in every place.
Source
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