Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. To Allah belong the endowments, befitting perfection, and commendations. We ask Allah to raise the rank of Prophet Muhammad sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, and to protect his nation from what he fears for it. Thereafter: The belief that Allah, ta^ala, exists without a place is the creed of the Messenger of Allah sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, the Companions, and those who graciously followed them, and it shall so be until the Day of Judgment. The proof of this precious statement is what Allah said in the Quran, in Surat ash-Shura, ayah 11: قال الله تعالى: )لَيْسَ كمثلهِ شىءٌ وهوَ السَّميعُ البصيرُ( [سورة الشورى] which means: This ayah absolutely clears Allah of resembling the creations. It comprises that Allah, ta^ala, is absolutely different from the creations in the Self, Attributes, and Actions. Hence, it shows that Allah, ta^ala, exists without a place, because whatever exists in a place is, by nature, i.e., composed of particles, i.e., it is a body, occupying a space. Allah, ta^ala, is clear of occupying spaces. Al-Bukhariyy, al-Bayhaqiyy and Ibnul-Jarud related that the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, said: روى البخارىُّ والبيهقىُّ وابنُ الجارود أن رسولَ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: كان الله ولم يَكُنْ شَىءٌ غَيْرُهُ. which means: > This hadith proves that only Allah existed without a beginning, i.e., before creating any of the creation. There was nothing with Allah: no place, no space, no sky, no Earth, 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, Allah will change and dwell in a place, because this is a development. 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 Baynal-Firaq, that Imam ^Aliyy, the fourth of the caliphs, may Allah reward his deeds, said: نقل الإمامُ أبو منصور البغدادىُّ في كتابه الفَرْقُ بينَ الفِرَقِ أن الإمامَ علىَّ بنَ أبِى طالب رضى الله عنه قال: كان الله ولا مكان، وهو الآن على ما عليه كان. which means: > Imam Abu Hanifah, who is one of the authorities of Salaf, said in his book Al-Fiqh al-Absat: > Imam Hafidh al-Bayhaqiyy said in his book, Al-Asmau was-Sifat, on page 400: Al-Bayhaqiyy also said:
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