(Allah has not created anything better than the Verse of the Throne)?
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The questioner : The hadith: ?
The Shaykh : Better than what?
The questioner : The Verse of the Throne!
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : It seems al-Hafiz leans toward authenticating it, because he responded to those who understood it according to its apparent meaning.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you. Listen: the hadith is a statement that is not authentic.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And if it were authentic, this exception would be disconnected, meaning this:: that there is no created thing better than such-and-such, so it is like a disconnected exception, meaning it is not necessary that it be a created thing.
The questioner : And he gave an example, saying: If a noble woman said, "Hind is the best of men," she is not of the same kind as men.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : This is disconnected, O Shaykh!
The Shaykh : It is similar to a disconnected one, but it is not a disconnected exception. It is similar to a disconnected one: "Hind is better than men!"
The questioner : "Hind is the best of men!"
The Shaykh : Yes, even if it were.
The questioner : Is this not authentic?
The Shaykh : No, it is not authentic. The estimation is that it is not authentic: "Allah has not created anything," because this hadith is false and not authentic. If it were narrated with a chain, and we saw its chain and that it is authentic, we could interpret it and say: what is meant by "creation" here is "revelation," meaning Allah has not revealed anything in the Qur'an better than the Verse of the Throne, as in the hadith of Abu ibn Ka'b:.
The questioner : Shaykh!
The Shaykh : This is not authentic. I reject this, except that if something comes that I cannot reject, I interpret it.
The questioner : Shaykh!
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : In a question: Is ...
Allah has not created anything better than the Verse of the Throne
ما خلق الله شيئا أفضل من آية الكرسيThe Shaykh : Better than what?
The questioner : The Verse of the Throne!
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : It seems al-Hafiz leans toward authenticating it, because he responded to those who understood it according to its apparent meaning.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you. Listen: the hadith is a statement that is not authentic.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And if it were authentic, this exception would be disconnected, meaning this:
Allah has not created anything better than such-and-such
ما خلق الله شيئا أفضل من كذاThe questioner : And he gave an example, saying: If a noble woman said, "Hind is the best of men," she is not of the same kind as men.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : This is disconnected, O Shaykh!
The Shaykh : It is similar to a disconnected one, but it is not a disconnected exception. It is similar to a disconnected one: "Hind is better than men!"
The questioner : "Hind is the best of men!"
The Shaykh : Yes, even if it were.
The questioner : Is this not authentic?
The Shaykh : No, it is not authentic. The estimation is that it is not authentic: "Allah has not created anything," because this hadith is false and not authentic. If it were narrated with a chain, and we saw its chain and that it is authentic, we could interpret it and say: what is meant by "creation" here is "revelation," meaning Allah has not revealed anything in the Qur'an better than the Verse of the Throne, as in the hadith of Abu ibn Ka'b:
Do you know which verse in the Book of Allah is the greatest? He said: The Verse of the Throne. He struck his chest and said: May knowledge be a comfort to you, Abu al-Mundhir
أتدري أي آية في كتاب الله أعظم ؟! قال : آية الكرسي ، فضرب على صدره وقال : لِيهْنِكَ العلم أبا المنذرThe questioner : Shaykh!
The Shaykh : This is not authentic. I reject this, except that if something comes that I cannot reject, I interpret it.
The questioner : Shaykh!
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : In a question: Is ...