Monday, 9 March 2009

The running god?

Salafis believe their god runs around on top of his throne.

I thought I would add that Ibn Baaz also believed that God sprints on top of his throne, Here is a fatwa of ibn Bazz. from his collection of fatwas:

Q: Is running an attribute of Allah?
A: yes, as it has been shown in the holy divine hadith....."and if he comes to Me walking, I go to him running. narrated bukhari and muslim.

Source: Ibn Baaz, the everlasting garden for scientific research and legal opinions Vol.3 Page 196.


فتاوى اللجنة الدائمة للبحوث العلمية والإفتاء ج3ص196 :
( س : هل لله صفة الهرولة ؟
ج : نعم ، على نحو ما جاء في الحديث القدسي الشريف على ما يليق به قال تعالى : إذا تقرب إليّ العبد شبرا تقربت إليه ذراعا وإذا تقرب إليّ ذراعا تقربت منه باعاً وإذا أتاني ماشياً أتيته هرولة . رواه البخاري وسلم ).


The hadith is reprocduced below and although most sunnis understand this to be a figurative meaning. Ibn Bazz and the salaf in general believe this is a literal, physical attribute of God.

Sahih Bukhari
Volume 9, Book 93, Number 627: Narrated Anas:

The Prophet said, "My Lord says, 'If My slave comes nearer to me for a span, I go nearer to him for a cubit; and if he comes nearer to Me for a cubit, I go nearer to him for the span of outstretched arms; and if he comes to Me walking, I go to him running.' "


The heading of the subject where this fatwa was isued is called "Sifat al-harwala" , the attribute (Sifa) of running.

The fatwa issued here is number 6932

You requested I cite the source propperly, here it is:

Book title: Fatawa al-Janna al-da'ima lilbuhuth al'ilmiyah wa al'ifta
Author: Ahmed bin Abd Alrazaq aldewish
published in Riyadh by the Ministry of scientific research and fatwa management.
date: 1996
Description: A collection of fatwas by various prominent scholars.

The book in its entirety is available at http://www.islamport.com

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