Where is Allaah?

Reference: Ijaabatus-Saa.il 'alaa Ahammil-Masaa.il q152 p300

Question: What is the ruling regarding those who say: "Indeed Allaah is not below and nor above, and nor to the right and nor to the left, and nor outside of this world and nor inside it, etc..."?

Response: They are regarded as innovators (mubtadi'ah).

And we believe that indeed Allaah has ascended over His 'Arsh (Mighty Throne), an ascension befitting His Majesty, as Allaah سبحانه و تعالى says:

{The Most Gracious (Allaah) rose over (Istawaa) the (Mighty) Throne (in a manner that suits His Majesty)} TaaHaa 20:5

...and we believe in His statement and disbelieve in the statement of the Mu'tazilah. And certainly, I advise the reading of "al-'Uloo lil-'Alee al-Ghaffaar" of Imaam adh-Dhahabee and it's summary by Shaykh al-Albaanee.


Translation originally published on 12 December, 2005.

Graduate of the Islaamic University of Madeenah, having completed the Arabic Language programme at the Institute of Arabic Language before progressing to the Faculty of Sharee'ah, from which he graduated in 2004.

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