Is it permissible to say and spread: "I did not see anything except that I saw Allah before it, and after it, and with it, and in it"?
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This phrase has correct meanings. If it is said: "I did not see anything except that I saw Allah before it," then this is because Allah is a preceding Lord. Or "after it," because it is a sign of Him. Or "in it," due to the manifestation of the Creator's traces in His creation. This is the correct belief of Muslims. Ibn al-Qayyim said: It means His precedence over all things. There is no objection to using the phrase with these meanings, but it is more appropriate to avoid ambiguous phrases and to occupy oneself with the clear texts of the Qur'an and and the clear expressions of the Salaf.
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