Does Allah sleep?

Ibn kathir mentions this ....
He said some jews came to musa(as) and they
asked musa.......
They said to him... Oh Musa, does Allah sleep?
So musa(as) couldn't answer then and then ,so
what happened was.....two angels came to musa
(as) they came to Musa after (he Had a long day
of Dawah' and they gave musa two bottles ( two
glass or clay bottles) they said to musa , tonight
you have to stand all night... And hold these
glass bottles (like that) but you can't let's go , so
musa takes the bottles and he holds them,
You know the first part of the night goes by and
he was getting tired, his eye lids are getting
heavy and he's getting weak, he's Exhausted , he
wants to sleep , second part of the night comes,
they are getting heavier, before you know it musa
(as) falls asleep he falls down, and the glass
bottles , (clay bottles) come crashing down so
the Angels come back to Musa and say oh musa
if Allah (Aza Wa Jal) was to sleep for a second
The heavens would come crashing down to the
earth like this glass bottles smashed (into) the
floor.....this is the Greatness of Allah (Aza Wa
Jal) the one who never sleeps,
Allah! There is no God but HE, the ever living, the
Eternal.
No slumber can seize Him nor sleep.
His are all things in the heavens and on earth.
Who is that can intercede with Him but by his
Permission?
He knoweth what (appeareth to his creatures as)
before or after or behind them.
And they cannot comprehend anything out of his
knowledge except what he pleases.
His throne doth extend over the heavens and
earth.
And he Feeleth no fatigue in guarding and
preserving them for he is the most high, the
supreme(in glory).
Ayat Al-Kursi has Ten Complete Arabic Sentences
1. Allah's statement,
﴿ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪُ ﻻَ ﺇِﻟَـﻪَ ﺇِﻻَّ ﻫُﻮَ ﴾
(Allah! None has the right to be worshipped but
He) mentions that Allah is the One and Only Lord
of all creation. 2. Allah's statement,
﴿ ﺍﻟْﺤَﻰُّ ﺍﻟْﻘَﻴُّﻮﻡُ ﴾
(Al-Hayyul-Qayyum) testifies that Allah is the
Ever Living, Who never dies, Who sustains
everyone and everything. All creation stands in
need of Allah and totally relies on Him, while He
is the Most Rich, Who stands in need of nothing
created. Similarly, Allah said,
﴿ ﻭَﻣِﻦْ ﺀَﺍﻳَـﺘِﻪِ ﺃَﻥ ﺗَﻘُﻮﻡَ ﺍﻟﺴَّﻤَﺂﺀُ ﻭَﺍﻻٌّﺭْﺽُ ﺑِﺄَﻣْﺮِﻩِ ﴾
(And among His signs is that the heaven and the
earth stand by His command) ﴿ 30:25 ﴾ . 3. Allah's
statement,
﴿ ﻻَ ﺗَﺄْﺧُﺬُﻩُ ﺳِﻨَﺔٌ ﻭَﻻَ ﻧَﻮْﻡٌ ﴾
(Neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him) means,
no shortcoming, unawareness or ignorance ever
touches Allah. Rather, He is aware of, and
controls what every soul earns, has perfect watch
over everything, nothing escapes His knowledge,
and no secret matter is secret to Him. Among His
perfect attributes, is the fact that He is never
effected by slumber or sleep. Therefore, Allah's
statement,
﴿ ﻻَ ﺗَﺄْﺧُﺬُﻩُ ﺳِﻨَﺔٌ ﴾
(Neither slumber overtakes Him) indicates that no
unawareness due to slumber ever overtakes Allah.
Allah said afterwards,
﴿ ﻭَﻻَ ﻧَﻮْﻡٌ ﴾
(nor sleep), which is stronger than slumber. It is
recorded in the Sahih that Abu Musa said, "The
Messenger of Allah delivered a speech regarding
four words:
« ﺇِﻥَّ ﺍﻟﻠﻬَﻠﻠﻬَﻼ ﻳَﻨَﺎﻡُ، ﻭَﻟَﺎ ﻳَﻨْﺒَﻐِﻲ ﻟَﻪُ ﺃَﻥْ ﻳَﻨَﺎﻡَ، ﻳَﺨْﻔِﺾُ ﺍﻟْﻘِﺴْﻂَ ﻭَﻳَﺮْﻓَﻌُﻪُ، ﻳُﺮْﻓَﻊُ
ﺇِﻟَﻴْﻪِ ﻋَﻤَﻞُ ﺍﻟﻨَّﻬَﺎﺭِ ﻗَﺒْﻞَ ﻋَﻤَﻞِ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻴْﻞِ، ﻭَﻋَﻤَﻞُ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻴْﻞِ ﻗَﺒْﻞَ ﻋَﻤَﻞِ ﺍﻟﻨَّﻬَﺎﺭِ، ﺣِﺠَﺎﺑُﻪُ
ﺍﻟﻨُّﻮﺭُ ﺃَﻭِ ﺍﻟﻨَّﺎﺭُ ﻟَﻮْ ﻛَﺸَﻔَﻪُ ﻟَﺄَﺣْﺮَﻗَﺖْ ﺳُﺒُﺤَﺎﺕُ ﻭَﺟْﻬِﻪِ ﻣَﺎ ﺍﻧْﺘَﻬَﻰ ﺇِﻟَﻴْﻪِ ﺑَﺼَﺮُﻩُ ﻣِﻦْ
ﺧَﻠْﻘِﻪ »
(Allah does not sleep, and it does not befit His
majesty that He sleeps. He lowers the scales and
raises them. The deeds of the day are resurrected
in front of Him before the deeds of the night, and
the deeds of the night before the deeds of the
day. His Veil is light, or fire, and if He removes it,
the rays from His Face would burn whatever His
sight reaches of His creation.)
4. Allah's statement,
﴿ ﻟَّﻪُ ﻣَﺎ ﻓِﻲ ﺍﻟﺴَّﻤَـﻮَﺍﺕِ ﻭَﻣَﺎ ﻓِﻲ ﺍﻻٌّﺭْﺽِ ﴾
(To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and
whatever is on the earth) indicates that everyone
is a servant for Allah, a part of His kingdom and
under His power and authority. Similarly, Allah
said,
﴿ ﺇِﻥ ﻛُﻞُّ ﻣَﻦ ﻓِﻰ ﺍﻟﺴَّﻤَـﻮَﺕِ ﻭَﺍﻻٌّﺭْﺽِ ﺇِﻻَّ ﺁﺗِﻰ ﺍﻟﺮَّﺣْﻤَـﻦِ ﻋَﺒْﺪﺍً - ﻟَّﻘَﺪْ ﺃَﺣْﺼَـﻬُﻢْ
ﻭَﻋَﺪَّﻫُﻢْ ﻋَﺪّﺍً - ﻭَﻛُﻠُّﻬُﻢْ ﺀَﺍﺗِﻴﻪِ ﻳَﻮْﻡَ ﺍﻟْﻘِﻴَـﻤَﺔِ ﻓَﺮْﺩﺍً ﴾
(There is none in the heavens and the earth but
comes unto the Most Gracious (Allah) as a
servant. Verily, He knows each one of them, and
has counted them a full counting. And everyone
of them will come to Him alone on the Day of
Resurrection (without any helper, or protector or
defender)) ﴿ 19:93-95 ﴾ . 5. Allah's statement,
﴿ ﻣَﻦ ﺫَﺍ ﺍﻟَّﺬِﻯ ﻳَﺸْﻔَﻊُ ﻋِﻨﺪَﻩُ ﺇِﻻَّ ﺑِﺈِﺫْﻧِﻪِ ﴾
(Who is he that can intercede with Him except
with His permission) is similar to His statements,
﴿ ﻭَﻛَﻢْ ﻣِّﻦ ﻣَّﻠَﻚٍ ﻓِﻰ ﺍﻟﺴَّﻤَـﻮَﺕِ ﻻَ ﺗُﻐْﻨِﻰ ﺷَﻔَـﻌَﺘُﻬُﻢْ ﺷَﻴْﺌﺎً ﺇِﻻَّ ﻣِﻦ ﺑَﻌْﺪِ ﺃَﻥ
ﻳَﺄْﺫَﻥَ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪُ ﻟِﻤَﻦ ﻳَﺸَﺂﺀُ ﻭَﻳَﺮْﺿَﻰ ﴾
(And there are many angels in the heavens,
whose intercession will avail nothing except after
Allah has given leave for whom He wills and is
pleased with) ﴿ 53:26 ﴾ , and,
﴿ ﻭَﻻَ ﻳَﺸْﻔَﻌُﻮﻥَ ﺇِﻻَّ ﻟِﻤَﻦِ ﺍﺭْﺗَﻀَﻰ ﴾
(They cannot intercede except for him with whom
He is pleased) ﴿ 21:28 ﴾ .
These Ayat assert Allah's greatness, pride, and
grace, and that no one dares to intercede with
Him on behalf of anyone else, except by His
permission. Indeed, the Hadith about the
intercession, states that the Prophet said,
« ﺁﺗِﻲ ﺗَﺤْﺖَ ﺍﻟْﻌَﺮْﺵِ ﻓَﺄَﺧِﺮُّ ﺳَﺎﺟِﺪًﺍ، ﻓَﻴَﺪَﻋُﻨِﻲ ﻣَﺎ ﺷَﺎﺀَ ﺍﻟﻠﻪُ ﺃَﻥْ ﻳَﺪَﻋَﻨِﻲ. ﺛُﻢَّ
ﻳُﻘَﺎﻝُ : ﺍﺭْﻓَﻊْ ﺭَﺃْﺳَﻚَ، ﻭَﻗُﻞْ ﺗُﺴْﻤَﻊْ، ﻭَﺍﺷْﻔَﻊْ ﺗُﺸَﻔَّﻊْ ﻗَﺎﻝَ : ﻓَﻴَﺤُﺪُّ ﻟِﻲ ﺣَﺪًّﺍ
ﻓَﺄُﺩْﺧِﻠُﻬُﻢُ ﺍﻟْﺠَﻨَّﺔ »
(I will stand under the Throne and fall in
prostration, and Allah will allow me to remain in
that position as much as He wills. I will thereafter
be told, "Raise your head, speak and you will be
heard, intercede and your intercession will be
accepted''. The Prophet then said, "He will allow
me a proportion whom I will enter into
Paradise.'')
6. Allah's statement,
﴿ ﻳَﻌْﻠَﻢُ ﻣَﺎ ﺑَﻴْﻦَ ﺃَﻳْﺪِﻳﻬِﻢْ ﻭَﻣَﺎ ﺧَﻠْﻔَﻬُﻢْ ﴾
(He knows what happens to them (His creatures)
in this world, and what will happen to them in the
Hereafter) this refers to His perfect knowledge of
all creation; its past, present and future. Similarly,
Allah said that the angels proclaimed;
﴿ ﻭَﻣَﺎ ﻧَﺘَﻨَﺰَّﻝُ ﺇِﻻَّ ﺑِﺄَﻣْﺮِ ﺭَﺑِّﻚَ ﻟَﻪُ ﻣَﺎ ﺑَﻴْﻦَ ﺃَﻳْﺪِﻳﻨَﺎ ﻭَﻣَﺎ ﺧَﻠْﻔَﻨَﺎ ﻭَﻣَﺎ ﺑَﻴْﻦَ ﺫﻟِﻚَ ﻭَﻣَﺎ
ﻛَﺎﻥَ ﺭَﺑُّﻚَ ﻧَﺴِﻴّﺎً ﴾
(And we (angels) descend not except by the
command of your Lord (O Muhammad ). To Him
belongs what is before us and what is behind us,
and what is between those two; and your Lord is
never forgetful) ﴿ 19:64 ﴾ . 7. Allah's statement,
﴿ ﻭَﻻَ ﻳُﺤِﻴﻄُﻮﻥَ ﺑِﺸَﻲْﺀٍ ﻣِّﻦْ ﻋِﻠْﻤِﻪِ ﺇِﻻَّ ﺑِﻤَﺎ ﺷَﺂﺀَ ﴾
(And they will never compass anything of His
Knowledge except that which He wills), asserts
the fact that no one attains any part of Allah's
knowledge except what Allah conveys and allows.
This part of the Ayah indicates that no one ever
acquires knowledge of Allah and in His Attributes,
except what He conveys to them. For instance,
Allah said,
﴿ ﻭَﻻَ ﻳُﺤِﻴﻄُﻮﻥَ ﺑِﻪِ ﻋِﻠْﻤﺎً ﴾
(But they will never compass anything of His
knowledge) ﴿ 20: 110 ﴾ . 8. Allah said,
﴿ ﻭَﺳِﻊَ ﻛُﺮْﺳِﻴُّﻪُ ﺍﻟﺴَّﻤَـﻮَﺍﺕِ ﻭَﺍﻻٌّﺭْﺽَ ﴾
(His Kursi extends over the heavens and the
earth.)
Waki` narrated in his Tafsir that Ibn `Abbas said,
"Kursi is the footstool, and no one is able to give
due consideration to ﴿ Allah's ﴾ Throne.'' Al-Hakim
recorded this Hadith in his Mustadrak from Ibn
`Abbas, who did not relate it to the Prophet . Al-
Hakim said, "It is Sahih according to the criteria
of the Two Sahihs, and they (Al-Bukhari and
Muslim) did not record it.'' In addition, Ad-
Dahhak said that Ibn `Abbas said, "If the seven
heavens and the seven earths were flattened and
laid side by side, they would add up to the size of
a ring in a desert, compared to the Kursi.'' 9.
Allah said,
﴿ ﻭَﻻَ ﻳَﺆُﻭﺩُﻩُ ﺣِﻔْﻈُﻬُﻤَﺎ ﴾
(And He feels no fatigue in guarding and
preserving them) meaning, it does not burden or
cause Him fatigue to protect the heavens and
earth and all that is in between them. Rather, this
is an easy matter for Him. Further, Allah sustains
everything, has perfect watch over everything,
nothing ever escapes His knowledge and no
matter is ever a secret to Him. All matters are
insignificant, modest and humble before Him. He
is the Most Rich, worthy of all praise. He does
what He wills, and no one can ask Him about
what He does, while they will be asked. He has
supreme power over all things and perfect
alertness concerning everything. He is the Most
High, the Greatest, there is no deity worthy of
worship except Him, and no Lord other than Him.
10. Allah's statement,
﴿ ﻭَﻫُﻮَ ﺍﻟْﻌَﻠِﻰُّ ﺍﻟْﻌَﻈِﻴﻢُ ﴾
(And He is the Most High, the Most Great) is
similar to His statement,
﴿ ﺍﻟْﻜَﺒِﻴﺮُ ﺍﻟْﻤُﺘَﻌَﺎﻝِ ﴾
(the Most Great, the Most High) ﴿ 13:9 ﴾ .
These and similar Ayat and authentic Hadiths
about Allah's Attributes must be treated the way
the Salaf (righteous ancestors) treated them by
accepting their apparent meanings without
equating them ﴿ with the attributes of the creation
﴾ or altering their apparent meanings.
﴿ ﻻَ ﺇِﻛْﺮَﺍﻩَ ﻓِﻰ ﺍﻟﺪِّﻳﻦِ ﻗَﺪ ﺗَّﺒَﻴَّﻦَ ﺍﻟﺮُّﺷْﺪُ ﻣِﻦَ ﺍﻟْﻐَﻲِّ ﻓَﻤَﻦْ ﻳَﻜْﻔُﺮْ ﺑِﺎﻟﻄَّـﻐُﻮﺕِ
ﻭَﻳُﺆْﻣِﻦ ﺑِﺎﻟﻠَّﻪِ ﻓَﻘَﺪِ ﺍﺳْﺘَﻤْﺴَﻚَ ﺑِﺎﻟْﻌُﺮْﻭَﺓِ ﺍﻟْﻮُﺛْﻘَﻰ ﻻَ ﺍﻧﻔِﺼَﺎﻡَ ﻟَﻬَﺎ ﻭَﺍﻟﻠَّﻪُ ﺳَﻤِﻴﻊٌ
ﻋَﻠِﻴﻢٌ ﴾
‏( 256 . There is no compulsion in religion. Verily,
the right path has become distinct from the
wrong path. Whoever disbelieves in Taghut and
believes in Allah, then he has grasped the most
trustworthy handhold that will never break. And
Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower.)
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