Q: What's the ruling on those whom say that Allah is with us, not with His Being, but, with His Knowledge?
A: Indeed the Muslim knows that Allah knows everything, and He is capable of everything, and he hears and sees everything, and the capacity of His Mercy exceeds everything; therefore, when you find a verse that says,
وَهُوَ مَعَكُمْ أَيْنَ مَا كُنْتُمْ
“He is with you wherever you are...”
The meaning of this is that Allah-'Azz wa Jall- knows you, and he knows your secrets, and he knows that which is below the earth, and indeed Allah sees you, and hears you, and He is capable of preserving, humiliating, or destroying you; this is consistent with us and with you.
As for those whom have through reading books, or through the way of teachers, construed the former verse to mean that Allah is in every place, then this is indeed from the conjured alterations in the religion, and such a creed is indeed from the corrupt ideologies. Indeed Allah is far above need from His creation, and (far above need) to be amongst His creation.
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