Saturday, March 22, 2014

Aqeedha Lesson - Belief In Thawheedh - Part 9

Allah’s descent

It is reported in authentic hadeeths that Allah descends to the lowest heaven in the last third of every night.

Narrated Abu Huraira (rali Allahu anhu):
Allah's Apostle (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said, "Every night when it is the last third of every night, our Lord, the Superior, the Blessed, descends to the nearest heaven and says: Is there anyone to invoke Me that I may respond to his invocation? Is there anyone to ask Me so that I may grant him his request? Is there anyone asking My forgiveness so that I may forgive him?"
[Saheeh Bukhari]


How He descends is not known and His descent is certainly not like that of the creations, the prophet (sal) has only taught us that Allah descends.

Therefore it is obligatory to believe that Allah descends to the lowest heaven in the last third of every night in a manner that befits His Majesty, because there is none comparable to Him, and to Him is the highest description.

Some misguided sects reject this hadeeth and some others give interpretation that it is the mercy/blessings of Allah that descends, they bring about many arguments, but their arguments are all based on time and/or space
                                                                                                                                                                                                  
Allah is beyond Space (capacity) and Time; one cannot have any arguments against Allah’s descent based on Time or Space.


Therefore both; to reject this hadeeth as well as to give false interpretations that it is the mercy/blessings of Allah that descends are misguidance. It is nothing but restricting Allah by time and/or space.

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