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The True Belief: God (Allah) Exists Without a Place الله موجود بلا مكان

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The Islamic Belief of True Salaf

Allah is Attributed with Perfection, Has no Body or Shape, He does not occupy place or space, and Allah Exists Without a Place.

Bismillah, Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds, to Him belong the endowments and the befitting perfections and commendations. I ask Allah to raise the rank of Prophet Muhammad, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, and to protect his nation from that which he fears for it, Thereafter:

The saying that Allah, ta^ala, exists without a place is the belief and the creed of the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, the Companions and the True Salaf and Khalaf, those who graciously followed them, and it shall be until the Day of Judgment. The proof of this precious statement is what Allah said in the Qur'an, in Surat ash-Shura, ayah 11 which means: "There is nothing like Him and He has the attribute of Hearing and Seeing." This ayah absolutely and totally clears Allah of resembling the creation. It comprises that Allah, ta^ala, is different from the creations in the Self, Attributes, and Doings. Hence, it shows that Allah, ta^ala, exists without a place, because the one who exists in a place would, by nature, be composed of atoms, i.e., he would be a body, occupying a space, and Allah, ta^ala, is clear of occupying spaces.

Al-Bukhariyy, al-Bayhaqiyy and Ibn alュJarud related that the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, said which means: "Allah existed eternally and there was nothing else." This hadith proves that Allah was alone in al-'azal, (the status of existence without a beginning,) i.e., before creating any of the creation. There was nothing with Him: no place, no space, no sky, no light, and no darkness. It is determined in the rules of the Religion and the judgments of the sound mind that Allah, the Exalted, does not change. Hence, it is impossible that after having been existing without a place, He would become in a place, because this is a development, and the development is a sign of needing others, and the one who needs others is not God.

Imam Abu Mansur al-Baghdadiyy related in his book, Al-Farqu Bayn alュFiraq, that Imam ^Aliyy, the fourth of the caliphs, may Allah reward his deeds, said which means: Allah existed eternally and there was no place, and He now is as He was, i.e., without a place.

Imam Abu Hanifah, who is one of the authorities of as-Salaf, said in his book Al-Fiqh alュAbsat: "Allah existed eternally and there was no place. He existed before creating the creation. He existed, and there was no place, creation, or thing; and He is the Creator of everything."

Imam al-Hafidh al-Bayhaqiyy said in his book, Al-Asma'u was-Sifat, on page 400: ".... What was mentioned towards the end of the hadith is an indication of denying Allah has a place and denying the slave is alike to Allah, wherever he was in proximity or remoteness. Allah, the Exalted, is adhュDhahir--hence, it is valid to know about Him by proofs. Allah is al-Batin--hence, it is invalid that He would be in a place."
He also said: "Some of our companions used as a proof to refute the place to Allah the saying of the Prophet, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam : 'You are adh-Dhahir and there is nothing above You, and You are al-Batin and there is nothing underneath You.' Therefore, if there is nothing above Him and nothing underneath Him, He is not in a place."

Imam Ahmad Ibn Salamah, Abu Ja^far atュTahawiyy, who was born in the year 237 after Hijrah, and was one of the Heads of Great Salaf wrote a book called Al-^Aqidah atュTahawiyyah. He mentioned that the content of his book is an elucidation of the creed of Ahl asュSunnah wal Jama^ah, which is the creed of Imam Abu Hanifah, who died in the year 150 after alュHijrah, and his two companions, Imam Abu Yusuf al-Qadi and Imam Muhammad Ibn alュHasan ash-Shaybaniyy and others. He said in his book: "Allah is supremely clear of all boundaries, extremes, sides, organs and instruments. The six directions do not contain Him--these are attributed to all created things." Such is the saying of Imam Abu Ja^far who is among the heads of as-Salaf. He explicitly stated that Allah is clear of being contained by the six directions. The six directions are above, below, in front of, behind, right, and left.

See:
"Understanding the Glorious Qur'an
The Muhkamat ayat and Mutashabihat ayat
The Muhkam Ayah: A verse that has one clear meaning. Like {Laysa Kamithlihi Shay'}
The Mutashabih Ayah: A verse that can have many meanings. Like: {Allahu Nurus-Samawati wal-'Ard}"

http://alsunna.org/adilla.htm
http://alsunna.org/iman.htm

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  • @SkillZvsTacticZ Water is the first creation, the throne is the second

  • None of our vids have string or wind instruments. All computerized imitations for drums and others.

  • As for using duff, drums, and such for Islamic cause such as praising Allah and the Prophet, this is not forbidden in Islam as Ibn Hajar and many other schoalrs affirmed. What's forbidden is wind and string instruments that cause enchantment, and none of those are used on our channel. Our main goal is to spread the good word.

  • Dear brother, your claim is not true AT ALL. It's not kufur to use duff for chanting nor drums or such. However, reciting qur'an with Music out of disrespect is of course kufur, please don't mix things and don't talk without knowledge.

  • the one who attributes to Allah: Body, organs, letter language or voice has likened Allah to the creations and that is kufur. One must leave such belief and correct it by saying the Shahadatayn returning to Islam.

  • Allah's speech is not a voice or letter, unlike the creations. The Prophet heard the kalam of Allah what Allah wills but it was not a voice or a sound or a letter.

  • Allah is clear from having a body or image or form or organs as declared by scholarly consensus. What's confirmed and popular from the sayings of Ibn Hajar is the hadith mentioned by al-Bukhariy and al-Bayhaqiy and Ibnul Jarood that when a group from yemen asked the Prophet about the first of teh creations he said:

    "Allah existed eternally, when nothing else existed, He then created water and the throne". So water is the FIRST creation, not a light.

  • نعوذ بالله من كفركم البشع ، أنتم شبهتم الله مثل اليهود والنصارى

  • الكيفية عن الله و عن صفاته منفية ، الله كان قبل كل هذا ، ثم بعد أن خلق الخلق وجدت الكيفية. الله كان ولا مكان ثم بعد أن خلق المكان لا يتغير ، لأن التغير من صفات الحوادث و كل حادث لابد له من محدث ، فعلى زعمكم يا وهابية الله مخلوق!؟

  • O Allah, You are clear of all imperfection. You are Allah, the One Who no place contains You

    These chants are beautiful. They have so much meaning.

    Barak Allahu Feekom !

    Keep up the good work.

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